Nebula Award Finalist: Reality unravels in a Midwestern town in this sci-fi epic by the acclaimed author ofBabel-17. Includesa foreword by William Gibson. A young halfNative American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellonaonly something is wrong there . . . In Bellona, the shattered city, a nameless cataclysm has left reality unhinged. Into this desperate metropolis steps the Kid, his fist wrapped in razor-sharp knives, to write, to love, to wound. So begins Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany's masterwork, which in 1975 opened a new door for what science fiction could mean. A labyrinth of a novel, it raises questions about race, sexuality, identity, and art, but gives no easy answers, in a city that reshapes itself with each step you take . . . This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career.
| ISBN: | 9781480461680 |
| Publication date: | 7th January 2014 |
| Author: | Delany, Samuel R. |
| Publisher: | Open Road Media |
| Format: | Ebook |
Nebula Award Finalist: Reality unravels in a Midwestern town in this sci-fi epic by the acclaimed author ofBabel-17. Includesa foreword by William Gibson. A young halfNative American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellonaonly something is wrong there . . . In Bellona, the shattered city, a nameless cataclysm has left reality unhinged. Into this desperate metropolis steps the Kid, his fist wrapped in razor-sharp knives, to write, to love, to wound. So begins Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany's masterwork, which in 1975 opened a new door for what science fiction could mean. A labyrinth of a novel, it raises questions about race, sexuality, identity, and art, but gives no easy answers, in a city that reshapes itself with each step you take . . . This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career.
Dhalgren features in the following genres: Science Fiction
Dhalgren is available in Ebook, Paperback
Dhalgren was written by Delany, Samuel R. and published by Open Road Media
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