Atlantis: Three Tales - Softcover
The stories of Atlantis: three tales are not SF, yet Locus, the trade publication of the science fiction field, notes that the title story 'has an odd, unsettling power not usually associated with mainstream fiction.
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Review:
"İDelany¨ works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of "Atlantis: Model 1924" linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there." --Hungry Mind Review
Hungry Mind Review"
New York Times Book Review"
Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement"
Publishers Weekly"
[Delany] works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of "Atlantis: Model 1924" linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there. Hungry Mind Review"
Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities. New York Times Book Review"
The language is lush and striking. Deftly, Delany uses stream of consciousness, Surrealism, and typographic innovation to juxtapose fact, memory, and time. Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement"
Delany, who's best known for his science fiction, takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend. Publishers Weekly"
-[Delany] works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of -Atlantis: Model 1924- linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there.- --Hungry Mind Review
-Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities.---New York Times Book Review
-The language is lush and striking. Deftly, Delany uses stream of consciousness, Surrealism, and typographic innovation to juxtapose fact, memory, and time.---Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement
-Delany, who's best known for his science fiction, takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend.---Publishers Weekly
"[Delany] works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of "Atlantis: Model 1924" linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there." --Hungry Mind Review
"Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities."--New York Times Book Review
"The language is lush and striking. Deftly, Delany uses stream of consciousness, Surrealism, and typographic innovation to juxtapose fact, memory, and time."--Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement
"Delany, who's best known for his science fiction, takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend."--Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
Hungry Mind Review"
New York Times Book Review"
Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement"
Publishers Weekly"
[Delany] works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of "Atlantis: Model 1924" linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there. Hungry Mind Review"
Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities. New York Times Book Review"
The language is lush and striking. Deftly, Delany uses stream of consciousness, Surrealism, and typographic innovation to juxtapose fact, memory, and time. Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement"
Delany, who's best known for his science fiction, takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend. Publishers Weekly"
-[Delany] works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of -Atlantis: Model 1924- linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there.- --Hungry Mind Review
-Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities.---New York Times Book Review
-The language is lush and striking. Deftly, Delany uses stream of consciousness, Surrealism, and typographic innovation to juxtapose fact, memory, and time.---Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement
-Delany, who's best known for his science fiction, takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend.---Publishers Weekly
"[Delany] works real magic in these pages . . . Portions of "Atlantis: Model 1924" linger, even loom, in my memory, and I suspect they will long endure there." --Hungry Mind Review
"Delany sketches sympathetic portraits of young black men aswim in the dense, sweet hives of American cities."--New York Times Book Review
"The language is lush and striking. Deftly, Delany uses stream of consciousness, Surrealism, and typographic innovation to juxtapose fact, memory, and time."--Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement
"Delany, who's best known for his science fiction, takes a variety of literary turns in these three novellas that chronicle the experience of the African American writer in the 20th century . . . Balanced and full of intricate layers of prose, these novellas present a potpourri literary references, detailed flashbacks and experimental page layouts. Delany seamlessly meshes graceful prose, cultural and philosophical depth and a knowledge of different forms and voices into a truly heady, literate blend."--Publishers Weekly
SAMUEL R. DELANY many prizes include the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a lifetime's contribution to gay and lesbian literature. Wesleyan has published both his fiction and nonfiction, including Atlantis: three tales (1995), Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics (1994), Longer Views: Extended Essays (1996), and Shorter Views: Queer Thoughts & the Politics of the Paraliterary. The press has also reissued his classic science fiction and fantasy novels Dhalgren (1996), The Einstein Intersection (1998) and the four-volume Return to Neveryon series."
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- ISBN 13 9781283110013
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