Samuel R. Delany

Mark Jerng (University of California, Davis)

Ed. by Christopher Hugh Gair, University of Glasgow
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.5: African American Writing and Culture of the United States.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Philathia Bolton (University of Akron), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), A Yemisi Jimoh (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

Dates

Born 1 Apr 1942
Activity 1962-ongoing

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States

Genres and Modes

Science Fiction/ Speculative

Cultural Identities

Activities

Primary

Essayist
Novelist

Other

Memoirist

Resources

Delany's Works

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Samuel R. Delany was first heralded as a science fiction writer in the mid-1960s, punctuated by Nebula Awards in 1966 and 1967, and Hugo Award nominations in 1967, 1968, and 1969. In 1975, his eagerly awaited novel,

Dhalgren

, met with tremendous commercial success (over a million copies have sold to date), and both critical approbation and disdain. He continued publishing major works recognized in science fiction such as

Triton

(1976) and

Stars In My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

(1984), while simultaneously building a reputation as one of the most sophisticated theorists of science fiction and the literary field with the landmark essay “About 5750 Words” and various collections of critical essays, including

The Jewel-Hinged Jaw

(1977)

, The American Shore

(1978), and

Starboard Wine

…

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Citation: Jerng, Mark. "Samuel R. Delany". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 January 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12911, accessed 31 October 2024.]

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