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In the Spotlight: Samuel R. Delany
The Book: Arnold Hawley, a gay, African–American poet, has lived in NYC for most of his life. Dark Reflections traces Hawley's life in three sections — in reverse order. Part one: Hawley, at 50 years old, wins the an award for his sixth book of poems. Part two explores Hawley's unhappy marriage, while the final section recalls his college days. Dark Reflections, moving back and forth in time, creates an extraordinary meditation on social attitudes, loneliness, and life's triumphs. Amazon: Dark Reflections
Amazon Kindle: Dark Reflections
Other Books in the List:
Phallos (2004)
Amazon: Phallos
The Author: Samuel R. Delany is a New York novelist and critic, whose first novel was published when he was twenty. His tenth, Dhalgren
(1975), currently available from Vintage Books, has sold over a million copies. His more recent fiction includes Atlantis: Three Tales
(1995), Hogg
(1995), and Phallos (2004); and his collected short stories, Aye, and Gomorrah
(2004), is currently also available from Vintage. Delany has repeatedly won the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He is a recipient of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a Life-time Contribution to Gay and Lesbian Writing and the Lambda Literary Pioneer Award. His book Times Square Red, Times Square Blue
is a staple of gay studies courses. Besides his prize-winning autobiography, The Motion of Light in Water
(1988), much of his nonfiction has been collected in three volumes, from Wesleyan University Press, Silent Interviews
(1992), Longer Views
(1996), and Shorter Views
(2001). His most recent non-fiction book, from Wesleyan, is About Writing
(2006). He is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia and teaches at the Naropa Summer Writing Program, in Boulder, Colorado. (From Wikipedia)Top 100 Gay Novels List (*)
External Link to the Top 100 Gay Novels List (simple - without photos)
External Link to the Top 100 Gay Novels List (wanted - with photos)
*only one title per author, only print books released after January 1, 2000.
Other titles not in the top 100 list:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/top5
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Hi, Elisa!
I remember reading Samuel R. Delany - in Italian! - 30 years ago, when I was very much interested in science-fiction. I was wondering if you ever read ''Dhalgren''. It's not among your reviews. Do you know something about it?
Ciao e grazie
Antonella
PS: At the moment your two external links to the Top 100 Gay Novels give the result: ''The page cannot be found'', although the snap preview works.
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The link is changed, maybe you have saved it? the new link is
http://www.elisarolle.com/ramblings/top_100_gay_novels.htm (simple)
http://www.elisarolle.com/ramblings/top_100_gay_novels_2.htm (with photos)
Elisa
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Thank you for replying. I see oyu've got ''Dark Reflections'' in the list.
About the link: clicking on the link below the Delany review you go to
http://www.elisarolle.com/romance/top_100_gay_novels.htm
which doesn't work
not to
http://www.elisarolle.com/ramblings/top_100_gay_novels.htm
which works
So maybe *you* should save the new link ;-)
Ciao
A
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