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==Examples of Xenofiction== | ==Examples of Xenofiction== | ||
* ''[[The Call of the Wild]]'' = This 1903 novel by [[Jack London]] tells of a dog named Buck - a Saint Bernard mix - being taken from his pet life and forced into the life of a sled dog. He adapts to the sled dog life and slowly feels the longing of running in the wild tug at him. | * ''[[The Call of the Wild]]'' = This 1903 novel by [[Jack London]] tells of a dog named Buck - a Saint Bernard mix - being taken from his pet life and forced into the life of a sled dog. He adapts to the sled dog life and slowly feels the longing of running in the wild tug at him. | ||
| + | * ''White Fang'' = Jack London has created this 1906 novel, which is often published alongside ''The Call of the Wild'' nowadays. While ''The Call of the Wild'' is about a tame dog becoming wild, ''White Fang'' tells of the titular three-quarters wolfdog starting wild before becoming tame. | ||
| + | * ''The Jungle Book'' = The Rudyard Kipling novel from 1894 chronicles the tale of Mowgli, an orphaned boy raised by a pack of Indian wolves, taught by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. He also finds enemies in the chaotic Bandar-Log monkeys, the man-eating tiger Shere Khan, and even his fellow humans. This also tells of other stories like ''The White Seal'' (a leucistic fur seal named Kotick who hopes to find a new home for his fellow seals) and ''Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'' (a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki who defends a human's home from two sinister cobras). | ||
| + | * ''The Fox and the Hound'' = Unlike the 1981 Disney film, this 1967 novel by Daniel P. Mannix has a darker tone, with the fox named Tod and the hound named Copper never being friends. | ||
* ''[[Watership Down]]'' = This 1972 novel by [[Richard Adams]] is about a warren of rabbits leaving their home when it's doomed to be bulldozed. Led by brothers Hazel and Fiver, they soon reach their new home and must build it up, all while the danger of a fascist warren looms near. | * ''[[Watership Down]]'' = This 1972 novel by [[Richard Adams]] is about a warren of rabbits leaving their home when it's doomed to be bulldozed. Led by brothers Hazel and Fiver, they soon reach their new home and must build it up, all while the danger of a fascist warren looms near. | ||
| + | * ''Warrior Cats'' = Also called ''Warriors'', this series was started in 2003 by a couple of authors working together under the penname Erin Hunter. It tells of five colonies - or "Clans" - of feral cats living in the wild, hunting and fighting for survival. It spans many generations and tells of many characters in the past and present, though it's also infamous for continuity errors. | ||
[[Category:Orphan pages]] | [[Category:Orphan pages]] | ||
[[Category:Genres]] | [[Category:Genres]] | ||
[[Category:Literary Genres]] | [[Category:Literary Genres]] | ||
Revision as of 21:14, December 12, 2022
Xenofiction is a genre of fiction that take the point of view of normal or intelligent animals, nonhumanoid fantasy creatures, or nonhumanoid aliens, with particular attention to differences in perception or outlook. There are stories around the world told in the eyes of plenty of animals: ranging from pets like dogs and cats to wild animals like lions or bears. Some even have the point of view of aliens or fantasy creatures like dragons.
Examples of Xenofiction
- The Call of the Wild = This 1903 novel by Jack London tells of a dog named Buck - a Saint Bernard mix - being taken from his pet life and forced into the life of a sled dog. He adapts to the sled dog life and slowly feels the longing of running in the wild tug at him.
- White Fang = Jack London has created this 1906 novel, which is often published alongside The Call of the Wild nowadays. While The Call of the Wild is about a tame dog becoming wild, White Fang tells of the titular three-quarters wolfdog starting wild before becoming tame.
- The Jungle Book = The Rudyard Kipling novel from 1894 chronicles the tale of Mowgli, an orphaned boy raised by a pack of Indian wolves, taught by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. He also finds enemies in the chaotic Bandar-Log monkeys, the man-eating tiger Shere Khan, and even his fellow humans. This also tells of other stories like The White Seal (a leucistic fur seal named Kotick who hopes to find a new home for his fellow seals) and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki who defends a human's home from two sinister cobras).
- The Fox and the Hound = Unlike the 1981 Disney film, this 1967 novel by Daniel P. Mannix has a darker tone, with the fox named Tod and the hound named Copper never being friends.
- Watership Down = This 1972 novel by Richard Adams is about a warren of rabbits leaving their home when it's doomed to be bulldozed. Led by brothers Hazel and Fiver, they soon reach their new home and must build it up, all while the danger of a fascist warren looms near.
- Warrior Cats = Also called Warriors, this series was started in 2003 by a couple of authors working together under the penname Erin Hunter. It tells of five colonies - or "Clans" - of feral cats living in the wild, hunting and fighting for survival. It spans many generations and tells of many characters in the past and present, though it's also infamous for continuity errors.