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American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-56 (Loa #227): The Space Merchants / More Than Human / The Long Tomorrow / The Shrinking Man Hardcover - 2012

by Various; Gary K. Wolfe (Editor)

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Following its acclaimed three-volume edition of the novels of science fiction master Philip K. Dick, The Library of America now presents a two-volume anthology of nine groundbreaking works from the golden age of the modern science fiction novel, works by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these visionary "outsider" novels grappled in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation and have gradually been recognized as American classics that opened new imaginative territory in American writing.

This first volume contains:

Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth / The Space Merchants

Theodore Sturgeon / More Than Human

Leigh Brackett / The Long Tomorrow

Richard Matheson / The Shrinking Man LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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  • Title American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-56 (Loa #227): The Space Merchants / More Than Human / The Long Tomorrow / The Shrinking Man
  • Author Various; Gary K. Wolfe (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 800
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Library of America, New York
  • Date 2012-09
  • Features Bookmark, Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9781598531589 / 1598531581
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.1 x 1.3 in (20.57 x 12.95 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Science fiction, American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011937585
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.087

About the author

GARY K. WOLFE, editor, is Professor of Humanities in Roosevelt University's Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies and the author, most recently, of Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature and Sightings: Reviews 2002-2006. He has received numerous awards for his critical writing including the British Science Fiction Association Award and the World Fantasy Award. He writes a monthly review column for Locus Magazine.
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