Welcome to The Anachronist, a time traveling review of science fiction old and new. Every episode we go back to a different year in history and read their science fiction. This episode we go to Sweden in the year 2012 to read “Beatrice” by Karin Tidbeck. A man falls in love with an airship, a woman falls in a love with a semi-portable steam engine, through a real estate mix up they have to share the same warehouse, it’s the new hit sitcom/ depressing piece of Swedish science fiction.

Content warning for non-consensual relationship.

 

Stories featured on this episode: 

"Beatrice" by Karin Tidbeck from the collection Jagannath 

 

Music featured this episode:

Down the Clouds by Rad Sewage- Theme song

Acceptance by Rad Sewage - light speed recap theme

Euphoria by Loreen

Bedroom Eyes from Freebeats.io