The Motion of Light in Water Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village
| Author/creator | Delany, Samuel R. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Open Road Integrated Media, LLC |
| Description | 572 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Summary | Annotation In the bohemian sixties, a young writer tries to make sense of his lifeWith the poet Marilyn Hacker, Delany moves into a tenement on a dead-end street that the landlord reserves for interracial couples. Between playing folk music in the evenings at the same Greenwich Village coffee shop as Bob Dylan and preparing shrimp curry for W. H. Auden and Chester Khalman, who have accepted an invitation that night for dinner, Delany takes a stab at writing science fiction. This young prodigy would complete andsellfive novels before he turned twenty-two! (And then have a nervous breakdown . . .) This beautifully written memoir is a testament to a neighborhood where experimentation was a way of life.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781480461727 |
| ISBN | 1480461725 (E-Book) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781480461727 |
| Stock number | 01521375 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |