The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing

The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

In the bohemian sixties, a young writer tries to make sense of his life

With the poet Marilyn Hacker, Delany moves into a tenement on a dead-end street that the landlord reserves for interracial couples. Between playing folk music in the evenings at the same Greenwich Village coffee shop as Bob Dylan and preparing shrimp curry for W. H. Auden and Chester Khalman, who have accepted an invitation that night for dinner, Delany takes a stab at writing science fiction. This young prodigy would complete andÂ sellÂ five novels before he turned twenty-two! (And then have a nervous breakdown . . .) This beautifully written memoir is a testament to a neighborhood where experimentation was a way of life.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-07
Format	Kindle eBook

The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village