Samuel R. Delany, whose theoretically sophisticated science fiction and fantasy has won him a broad audience among academics and fans of postmodernist fiction, offers insights into and explorations of his own experience as writer, critic, theorist, and gay black man in his new collection of written interviews, a form he describes as a type of "guided essay." Gathered from sources as diverse as Diacritics and Comics Journal, these interviews reveal the broad range of his thought and interests.
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"Yevgeny Zamyatin? Stanislaw Lem? Forget it! Delany is both, with a lot of Borges and Bruno Schultz thrown in." --Village Voice
"Samuel R. Delany never shies away from contestable positions or provocative opinions. In his fiction, Delany can write like quicksilver, and in lectures or panel discussions, he is easily SF's most articulate spokesperson in academia . . . There is much here that is not covered in Delany's critical or autiobiographical writings, and much that anyone seriously interested in SF -- or many of Delany's other favorite topics -- ought to consider."--Locus
"Delany is fascinating whether discussing SF, comics, or his experiences as a Black American, and this collection . . . is as entertaining as it is informative."--Science Fiction Chronicle
"This is a suberb and important book for anyone interested in Delany, SF, or SF criticism . . . engaging, well put together, fun to read, and challenging. As usual, with anything written by Delany, the texts all operate at many levels: personal, historical, critical, theoretical, and metatheoretical."--Extrapolation
"Samuel R. Delany never shies away from contestable positions or provocative opinions. In his fiction, Delany can write like quicksilver, and in lectures or panel discussions, he is easily SF's most articulate spokesperson in academia . . . There is much here that is not covered in Delany's critical or autiobiographical writings, and much that anyone seriously interested in SF -- or many of Delany's other favorite topics -- ought to consider."--Locus
"Delany is fascinating whether discussing SF, comics, or his experiences as a Black American, and this collection . . . is as entertaining as it is informative."--Science Fiction Chronicle
"This is a suberb and important book for anyone interested in Delany, SF, or SF criticism . . . engaging, well put together, fun to read, and challenging. As usual, with anything written by Delany, the texts all operate at many levels: personal, historical, critical, theoretical, and metatheoretical."--Extrapolation
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"Delany has a unique place in late 20th century letters. A lifelong inhabitant of the margins, both social and literary, he has used his marginalized status as a lens to focus his astute observations of American literature and society. From these interviews his voice emerges, provocative, precise, and engaging." (Kathleen Spencer )
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Samuel R. Delany: I begin, a sentence lover. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
difficult discourse, science fiction criticism, complex rhetoric, written interview Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Worlds, World War, Miss Kraus, Dangerous Visions, Joanna Russ, The Motion of Light, The Einstein Intersection, Theodore Sturgeon, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov, John Varley, Refractions of Empire, Damon Knight, Judith Merril, Roger Zelazny, Rogue Moon, Alfred Bester, Bridge of Lost Desire, John Shirley, Nebula Award, The Semiology of Silence, Wonder Woman New!
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Samuel R. Delany: I begin, a sentence lover. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
difficult discourse, science fiction criticism, complex rhetoric, written interview Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Worlds, World War, Miss Kraus, Dangerous Visions, Joanna Russ, The Motion of Light, The Einstein Intersection, Theodore Sturgeon, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov, John Varley, Refractions of Empire, Damon Knight, Judith Merril, Roger Zelazny, Rogue Moon, Alfred Bester, Bridge of Lost Desire, John Shirley, Nebula Award, The Semiology of Silence, Wonder Woman New!
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- New Worlds: An Anthology by Michael Moorcock on 8 pages
- The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester on page 65, page 165, and page 187
- Starboard Wine Notes on the Language of Science Fiction by Samuel R. Delany on page 58, page 186, and Back Matter
- Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison on page 45, page 68, and page 211
- The Doors of His Face, The Lamp of His Mouth by Roger Zelazny on page 80, and page 82
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