American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s: A

American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s: A Library of America Boxed Set
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Contains:
American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953â€”1956
Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth / The Space Merchants
Theodore Sturgeon / More Than Human
Leigh Brackett / The Long Tomorrow
Richard Matheson / The Shrinking Man
978-1-59853-158-9

American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956â€”1958
Robert Heinlein / Double Star
Alfred Bester / The Stars My Destination
James Blish / A Case of Conscience
Algis Budrys / Who?
Fritz Leiber / The Big Time
978-159853-159-6

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. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these â€œoutsiderâ€ novels have gradually been recognized as American classics. Here are genre-defining works by such masters as Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson, James Blish, and Alfred Bester. The themes range from time travel (Fritz Leiberâ€™s The Big Time) to post-apocalyptic survival (Leigh Brackettâ€™s The Long Tomorrow), from the prospect of a future dominated by multinational advertising agencies (Pohl and Kornbluthâ€™s The Space Merchants) to the very nature of human identity in a technological age (Theodore Sturgeonâ€™s More Than Human and Algis Budrysâ€™s Who?). The range of styles is equally diverse, by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Grappling in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation, these visionary novels opened new imaginative territory in American writing.

LIBRARY OF AMERICAÂ is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nationâ€™s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americaâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer The Library of America
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-09-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781598531572

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	The Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-09-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781598531572

American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s: A Library of America Boxed Set

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