Dhalgren |
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| Author:
| Delany, Samuel R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-63149-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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In Bellona, reality has come unglued, and a mad civilization takes root A young half-Native American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellona--only "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...
More DescriptionIn Bellona, reality has come unglued, and a mad civilization takes root
A young half-Native American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellona--only "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.