Dhalgren
Delany, Samuel R. (Samuel Ray), 1942-2001
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Revolving around a mysterious and intricate layering of puzzles, Dhalgren is a controversial and challenging novel that tackles serious questions of sex, gender, race, class, art and identity. Foreward by William Gibson In Bellona, dead centre of the US, something has happened. The population has fled; madmen and criminals wander the streets. Strange portents appear in the cloud-covered sky. Into this disaster zone comes a young poet, lover and adventurer, known only as the Kid. Tackling questions of race, gender and sexuality, 'Dhalgren' is a literary marvel, a groundbreaking work of magical realism and one of the most profound and best-selling science fiction novels of all time. A literary landmark.
Main title:
Dhalgren / Samuel R. Delany.
Edition:
[New ed.].
Imprint:
New York : Vintage ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2001.
Collation:
xiii, 801p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
This ed. originally published: Hanover, N.H.: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
ISBN:
9780375706684 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54
LC class:
PS3554
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3588423
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