Driftglass by Samuel R. Delany Paperback Book

Description: Driftglass by Samuel R. Delany The definitive collection of stories from one of the most influential science fiction writers ever, and a pioneer of Black speculative fictionSamuel R. Delany is widely considered to be one of the greatest science fiction writers of the twentieth century, and a pioneer of Black and Queer genre fiction.Driftglass, the definitive collection of Delanys science fiction stories, displays the extraordinary depth of his writing- strange men and women labouring beneath the seas, the struggle of those attempting to break free from their galaxies, the intrigue of violent underworlds, as well as children with psychic powers and an ice cream parlour on a moon of Neptune. Radical, inventive, and brilliantly original, Driftglass contains the Hugo and Nebula award-winning stories Aye, and Gomorrah. . . and Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-precious Stones. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Samuel R. Delany is an American author known for ground-breaking works of science fiction that pushed boundaries in relation to race, gender, and sexuality. Born in Harlem in 1942, Delany was just twenty when his first novel was published. He has gone on to write some of the most innovative and formally inventive genre writing of the twentieth century, including Nova, Triton, and the million-selling Dhalgren. He has been awarded four Nebula Awards, two Hugo Awards, and the J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction. Review A writer of consistently high ambition and achievement * The New York Times Book Review *Delanys prismatic output is among the most significant, immense and innovative in American letters * The New York Times *Delanys works have become essential to the history of science fiction * New Yorker * Review Text A writer of consistently high ambition and achievement Review Quote A writer of consistently high ambition and achievement Promotional "Headline" The definitive collection of stories from one of the most influential science fiction writers ever, and a pioneer of Black speculative fiction Details ISBN0241510570 Author Samuel R. Delany Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Series Penguin Science Fiction Year 2021 ISBN-10 0241510570 ISBN-13 9780241510575 Publication Date 2021-06-03 Pages 400 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2021-06-03 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9780241510582 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-09-13 AU Release Date 2021-09-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133123345;

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