Atlantis
Three Tales
by Samuel R. Delany
ISBN: 0819552836
ISBN-13: 9780819552839
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Three semi-autobiographical stories by one of America's most important science fiction writers. The first deals with a fictionalized version of the author as an adolescent in 1924, the second with his formative years and schooling, and the third depicts a sexual encounter in Greece.
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"Delany's writing has reached the point where a case could be made that his grocery lists are significant. He has been a provocative and prolific author for years now, and like all his readers I look forward to each new work." -- Susie Bright
"If Samuel Delany were writing in the same innovative, intelligent way and his books were not science fiction, he'd be known to every serious reader and not just a relatively small band of us." -- Michael Cunningham
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ Pr of New England
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Publisher's Notes
In these stories, Samuel R. Delany explores the intricate interdependencies of memory, experience, and self. We begin with Atlantis: Model 1924, a short novel that tells of a young African-American's first six months in 1920s New York, and of the sharp contrast between his experiences there and his childhood and adolescence in North Carolina. In a fictive meditation on the artist's childhood, "Erik, Gwen, and D.H. Lawrence's Esthetic of Unrectified Feeling" traces the development of a formalist esthetic even as it shows the place of transgression within that very esthetic. "Citre et Trans" tells of a black American writer's sojourn in Greece in the mid-1960s.
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Samuel R. Delany
A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. Some scratches, dents and dirt on front and back mylar covering. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Samuel R. Delany
Wesleyan, 1995-06-01. Library Binding. Near Fine/Near Fine. no tears or chips to the DJ, interior clean and bright, binding tight, a wonderful copy throughout ( more information) Offered by R&R Books (United States)
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Samuel R. Delany
Wesleyan University Press. New. New Edition. Excellent Condition! Fast & Reliable Shipment with FREE Delivery Confirmation # via Email! Professional Customer Service. Guaranteed Purchase. Expedited Shipping Available for $2-3 more! Library Binding. ( more information) Offered by Zillions OF (United States)
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Samuel R. Delany
Wesleyan University Press, 1995-04. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket, ex-library with discard marks, mylar over dj, usual edge wear, post office daily ( more information) Offered by MegaBooks2 (United States)
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alantis - three tales
delany, samuel r
Hard Cover. Wesleyan Press 1995. All books in VG or better condition. ( more information) Offered by Sixth Chamber Used Books (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
Wesleyan University Press, 1995. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Ex-lib, in excellent condition (possibly uncirculated) but does have lib stickers, stamp, etc. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. ( more information) Offered by Starblind Books (United States)
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Delany, Samuel R
Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1995. Nice, clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Light and Shadow Books (United States)
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Atlantis Three Tales
Delany, Samuel
NH, USA: Wesleyan, 1995 Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sm 4to - About 10" Tall. ( more information) Offered by Everybody's Bookstore (United States)
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Atlantis - Three Tales
1995 Book and jacket in very good condition, minimal shelf wear and soiling, no markings, binding is tight and square, may have never been read.. ( more information) Offered by Jen's Books (United States)
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Atlantis - Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1995 Book and jacket in very good condition, minimal shelf wear and soiling, no markings, binding is tight and square, may have never been read.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. ( more information) Offered by Jen's Books (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
London: Wesleyan University Press, 1995 Fine in very good dust jacket. 212 pgs & embossed grey cloth cover w/bright gold embossed lettering on spine in new condition; dj has very slight shelf wear.. Hard cover. Fine/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Finderskeepers (United States)
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Atlantis
Delany, Samuel L
Wesleyan Univ. Press, 1995. Atlantis is a great river of memory which, fed by the streams of biography, autobiography, literary and social history, and fiction carrying us to the mythic island of Atlantis: Manhattan. Ex library with usual markings, protective mylar cover, good cond. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. ( more information) Offered by Two Bears Bookstore (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
Wesleyan University Press, 1995. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by Ahab Books (United States)
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ATLANTIS Three Tales
Delany, Samuel, R
First Edition. Hardcover. 0819552836 . Wesleyan, c1995, hardback, first printing (complete number line), Fine/Fine dust jacket, 212 pages, FICTION LITERATURE; A2118 . ( more information) Offered by m.l. granlund - bookseller (United States)
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ATLANTIS: Three Tales
DELANY, Samuel
Hanover: University Press of New England, 1995. 212 pages. 1st edition. Hardback. Charcoal cloth. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Lightly rubbed dustjacket. ISBN: 0819552836 <em>3 stories by this veteran African American science fiction writer explore the intricate interdependencies of memory, experience, & self. 'Atlantic Model 1924': a short novel of a young African-American's first six months in 1920s NY; 'Erik, Gwen, & D.H. Lawrence's Esthetic of Unrectified Feeling': a wonder-filled fictive meditation on the artist's childhood, & 'Citre et Trans': a black American writer's sojourn in Greece in the mid-1960s.</em> ( more information) Offered by Recollection Books (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel
Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1995 Quite a nice copy of this later novel from a science fiction legend. First printing, fine in a near fine jacket (touch of wear to top rear). . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Sleepyside Books (United States)
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ATLANTIS THREE TALES
Delany Samuel R
Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Ex-Lib; Delany, Samuel R. Atlantis : Three Tales. Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1995. Hardcover. First Edition . Missing free end paper in frontShort novellas that explore the interdependencies of memory, experience & self. 212 pages. ISBN: 0819552836 . ( more information) Offered by poor mans books (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
DELANY, Samuel R
Hanover: University Press of New England (Wesleyan University Press). Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0819552836 . Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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ATLANTIS - Three Tales: Atlantis Model 1924; Eric Gwen and D. H. Lawrence's Esthetic of Unrectified Feeling; Citre et Trans
Delany, Samuel R
Hanover, New Hampshire: Wesleyan University Press, 1995. 212 pp. Dark gray cloth; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket with some discolouration on the inside of the dj on the lower front edge; also, some discolouration on the lower edge of the front pastedown. Dj art by Joseph Stella. . ISBN: 0819552836. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Joseph Stella;. 8vo. fall of the towers; neveryon; nebula award;. ( more information) Offered by W. Fraser Sandercombe (Canada)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Wesleyan Univ Pr, 1995. Grey cloth, gilt titles. Unread near-new copy with minor rubbing to DJ. 212 pp.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by citynightsbooks (United States)
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Delany,Samuel R
New York: Wesleyan University Press, 1995 An as-new un-read copy.. First Edition,Second Print. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Pat Cramer,Bookseller (United States)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Wesleyan Univ Pr, 1995 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. Old price erased from front endpaper. Inscribed and signed by Author on title page. DJ in mylar wrap. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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ATLANTIS - Three Tales: Atlantis Model 1924; Eric Gwen and D. H. Lawrence's Esthetic of Unrectified Feeling; Citre et Trans
Delany, Samuel R
Hanover, New Hampshire: Wesleyan University Press, 1995. 212 pp. Dark gray cloth; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Signed and dated (East Lansing '95) on the dedication page by Samuel R. Delany. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket. Dj art by Joseph Stella. . ISBN: 0819552836. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Joseph Stella;. 8vo. fall of the towers; neveryon; nebula award;. ( more information) Offered by W. Fraser Sandercombe (Canada)
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Atlantis: Three Tales
Delany, Samuel R
Wesleyan. LIBRARY BINDING. 0819552836 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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