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Title
On the Diamond Sea
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0307-1395
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Program
English
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2023
Month Degree Awarded
May
Keywords
fiction, art, novel, chicano, latinx, sci-fi
Abstract
My novel takes place after a climate change apocalypse, when the wealthy have built luxury resorts on far-off planets. The have-nots of earth travel to these resorts as workers in hopes of earning a spot as a Guest. The book is centered around a Chicano couple who travels to the Pluto location, and gets caught up in a heated strike, bringing their own relationship's issues to the fore.