Dhalgren
 

Dhalgren (Vintage)

by Samuel R. Delany

What is Dhalgren? Dhalgren is one of the greatest novels of 20th-century American literature. Dhalgren is one of the all-time bestselling science fiction novels. Dhalgren may be read with equal validity as SF, magic realism, or metafiction. Dhalgren is controversial, challenging, and scandalous. Dhalgren is a brilliant novel about sex, gender, race, class, art, and identity.
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Anglave
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Absolutely a masterpiece. If there were a higher rating, I would bestow it.

I first read this book eightteen years ago. Scenes from it still float to the surface of my mind at least once or twice a week.

Perception. What makes us notice the boundaries and qualities of our perception most is when, in one way or another, those boundaries shift.

Delaney's greatest gift as a writer is his ability to relate the perception of his characters in a way that I identify...

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