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Dhalgren
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Dhalgren
Contributors:
By (Author) Samuel R. Delany
Series:
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Gateway
Publication Date:
1st September 2010
UK Publication Date:
22nd July 2010
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
813.54
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
832
Dimensions:
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 40mm
Weight:
560g
Description
A young man arrives in the anarchic city of Bellona, in a near future USA. This world has two moons but could otherwise be our own.
The man, known only as 'the Kid', begins to write a novel called Dhalgren that begins where it ends.Dhalgren is about the possibilites of fiction and about the special demands and pleasures of youth culture.Author Bio
Born in 1942 in Harlem, New York, Delany has become one of SF's most influential authors. Since 1988 he has also been Professor of Comparative Literature at Massachusetts University. He has won the Nebula Award.
