The Motion Of Light In Water
by Delany, Samuel R
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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by Delany, Samuel R.
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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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The Motion Of Light In Water: Sex And Science Fiction Writing In The East Village
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The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965 [INSCRIBED]
by Samuel R. Delany
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New York: Arbor House-William Morrow, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Dark blue cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Former owner's name stamp on upper front flyleaf, otherwise as issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 1st ptg., complete number… Read more about this item Item Price
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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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New York: Arbor House, 1988. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. photo, xviii, 302p. Original blue boards. dj. 21 cm. Uneven browning on jacket flaps. INSCRIBED on half-title by Delany ("To Yvette from Samuel R. Delany N.Y.C. '88"). Autobiographical.
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The Motion of Light in Water
by Samuel R. Delany
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Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village
by Samuel R. Delany
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The Motion Of Light In Water: Sex And Science Fiction Writing In The East Village
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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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The Motion of Light in Water
by Samuel R. Delany
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Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004. Perfect-bound, [octavo], in illustrated wraps, 572 pp. Near fine, wraps lightly edge worn.. Cover art by Ricardo Morin/Rob Stephenson. Originally published in 1988, the memoir of Samuel Delany begins in the late 1950s following his father's passing and his early pursuits of a writing career after receiving a work scholarship based on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965
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New York: Arbor House / William Morrow, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 302pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. First edition with full numberline ending in 1. Original jacket price of $18.95 present on front flap. Item Price
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The Motion Of Light In Water: Sex And Science Fiction Writing In The East Village
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The Motion of Light in Water
by Delany, Samuel R
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The Motion of Light in Water : Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village
by Samuel R. Delany
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