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East Village sex and science fiction writing, 1960-1965 with The column at the market's edge

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An edition of The motion of light in water (1988)

The motion of light in water

East Village sex and science fiction writing, 1960-1965 with The column at the market's edge

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The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village is an autobiography by science fiction author Samuel R. Delany in which he recounts his experiences as growing up a gay African American, as well as some of his time in an interracial and open marriage with Marilyn Hacker. (Wikipedia

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Paladin
Language
English
Pages
581

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Subjects

Social life and customs, Intellectual life, 20th century, American Authors, Bohemianism, Science fiction, Homes and haunts, Authors, American, Authorship, Popular culture, Biography, Bohémiens, Autobiografie, New york (n.y.), intellectual life, New york (n.y.), social life and customs, Science fiction, authorship, Sex in literature, Science fiction, american, Biography, 20th century, Popular culture, new york (state), new york, Gay men

People

Samuel R Delany, Samuel R. Delany, Samuel R. Delany (1942-)

Places

East Village (New York, N.Y.), New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State)

Times

20th century

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Cover of: The motion of light in water
The motion of light in water: sex and science fiction writing in the East Village
2004, University of Minnesota Press
in English - 1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Cover of: The motion of light in water
The motion of light in water: East Village sex and science fiction writing, 1960-1965 with The column at the market's edge
1990, Paladin
in English
Cover of: The motionof light in water
The motionof light in water: sex and science fiction writing in the East Village, 1957-1965
1989, New American Library
in English
Cover of: The Motion of Light in Water
The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965
March 1988, Arbor House Pub Co
Hardcover in English

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Dewey Decimal Class
813.54
Library of Congress
PS3554.E437Z/

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii,581p. ;
Number of pages
581

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OL15083988M
Internet Archive
motionoflightinw0000dela_o3f5
ISBN 10
0586089101
OCLC/WorldCat
21408374
Library Thing
13897
Goodreads
1902146

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