#1-3 Dhalgren

Dhalgren

Samuel R. Delany
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Nebula Award Reality has come unglued and a mad civilization takes root in Bellona, in this science fiction classic.   A young half–Native American known as the Kid has hitchhiked from Mexico to the midwestern city Bellona—only something is wrong there . . . In Bellona, the shattered city, a nameless cataclysm has left reality unhinged. Into this desperate metropolis steps the Kid, his fist wrapped in razor-sharp knives, to write, to love, to wound.   So begins Dhalgren , Samuel R. Delany’s masterwork, which in 1975 opened a new door for what science fiction could mean. A labyrinth of a novel, it raises questions about race, sexuality, identity, and art, but gives no easy answers, in a city that reshapes itself with each step you take . . .   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career.  
Genres: Science FictionFictionFantasyScience Fiction FantasyClassicsSpeculative FictionNovelsPost ApocalypticDystopiaQueer
836 Pages

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