Dhalgren

Dhalgren, by Samuel R Delany

Synopsis: Bellona is a city at the dead center of the United States. Something has happened there…. The population has fled. Madmen and criminals wander the streets. Strange portents appear in the cloud-covered sky. And into this disaster zone comes a young man–poet, lover, and adventurer–known only as the Kid. Tackling questions of race, gender, and sexuality, Dhalgren is a literary marvel and groundbreaking work of American magical realism.

First Published: 1974 | ISBN: 978-0375706684

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Mini-bio: Samuel Ray Delany, is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes fiction, memoir, criticism and essays on sexuality and society. His most recent science fiction novel is Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders. Wikipedia

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