He was the subject of the documentary film The Polymath, or The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. A professor of creative writing at Temple University, he is the recipient of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, as well as the William Whitehead Memorial Award for his lifetime contribution to lesbian and gay writing.
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Delany plumbs themes of race and sexuality in his provocative, futuristic books, including Return to Nevèrÿon, a four-volume sword-and-sorcery series Dhalgren and Babel-17. Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders Samuel R. The stories in This Is How You Lose Her probe the gaping vulnerabilities of our all-too-human hearts. Like Oscar’s family and the narrators of many of the short stories in Diaz’s collection Drown, Diaz was born in the Dominican Republic and explores the contemporary American experience with the “eye of a journalist and the tongue of a poet” (Newsweek).
This Is How You Lose Her Junot Diaz In Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a Dominican American family haunted by an ancient curse is doomed to prison, torture, and ill-starred love. Location: Street: 345 S 12th St City: Philadelphia, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19107-5907 Country: United States (added from IndieBound) … ( more) In addition to the books listed below, here's a link to Dr. Reid-Pharr and three astute speculative essays by Steven Shaviro, Kenneth R. Appended to the text are an afterword by Robert F.
Vivid and clever, the original novella has been expanded by nearly a third. Young Neoptolomus searches after the stolen phallus of the nameless god of Hermopolis, crafted of gold and encrusted with jewels, within which are reputedly the ancient secrets of science and society that will lead to power, knowledge, and wealth. The story moves from Syracuse to Egypt, from the Pillars of Hercules to Rome, from Athens to Byzantium, and back. Taking the form of a gay pornographic novella, with the explicit sex omitted, Phallos is set during the reign of the second-century Roman emperor Hadrian, and circles around the historical account of the murder of the emperor's favorite, Antinous. Delany will read from the new edition of his historical novel, Phallos (Wesleyan, $19.95 pb). Members: amanda4242, starmilk, SolerSystem, melsvu, andomck, private member, poetontheone, Grymmscape, Fashy_Goy, bwsf93, Lyndatrue, dianeham, SomethingIshy, rskurat, wifilibrarian, revbean, dew_enfolded, O_Hozomeen, Larou, zentinal ( show 100 more), LysholGunnarson, byzanne, librarianbryan, anderlawlor, cygnoir, LitClique, zenosbooks, seth_denbo, bibliopolitan, private member, vicwong, yesssman, s0fist, Ethaisa, dherold, brillefryd, edgewood, des_tiny, apfergus, omermaras, shekay, Galizur, ochobbit, fevvers, 00mcg00, MartinWisse, LouBriccant, Anome, dajashby, carlosareces, Robyn_Bradshaw, gillianbaskin, goddesspt2, natc, fugitive, AlanPoulter, M.Campanella, StormRaven, Ashalynd, macha, jtcroc, argotteditor, isherwood, mouw09, bigdbass, d1donly, AlexJeffers, ilopezvi, private member, bertilak, jclor, ProfesoraLoca, Nephtis, TheSpecialistsCat, prezzey, TChampagne, othiym23, aaronius, FicusFan, private member, Tocar, BurlinghamBooks, ironed_orchid, kiplet, emperor_norton, tros, clong, futuransky, hyperpat, selfnoise, Severian, jjackunrau, charlesclark, paulhurtley, yesandno, 666777, oh_that_zoe, rbee, jaidit, snowsim, kobyashi, rmharris, tiffin, roquinn, private member, the_red_shoes, jkcole, Othniel, dcozy, humblenarrator, lilituc, anirvan, isadrone, smfmpls, rascalking, southernbooklady, guernicus, marietherese, sheherazahde, AsYouKnow_Bob
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