The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965
by Delany, Samuel R
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0877959471
- ISBN 13
- 9780877959472
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Synopsis
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. It describes encounters with Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, and Stokely Carmichael, a dinner with W. H. Auden, and a phone call to James Baldwin.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94140
- Title
- The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965
- Author
- Delany, Samuel R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- ISBN 10
- 0877959471
- ISBN 13
- 9780877959472
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
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