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Conversations with Samuel R. Delany

Conversations with Samuel R. Delany is a compilation of in-depth interviews with the influential writer Samuel R. Delany. The book delves into various aspects of Delany's life and work, offering insights into his creative methods, the evolution of his writing, and his thoughts on the science fiction and fantasy genres. The interviews provide a comprehensive look at Delany's extensive career, exploring his contributions to literature and his impact on the field. more

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Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany is an American author renowned for his science fiction and fantasy novels. His works are celebrated for their complex narrative structures, profound social commentary, and exploration of gender. Born on April 1, 1942, Delany's writing career spans several decades, and he has had a significant impact on contemporary literature. more

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“Each of us, with money, gets further and further away from those moments where the hand pulls the beet root from the soil, shakes the fish from the net into the basket -- not to mention the way it separates us from one another, so that when enough money comes between people, they lie apart like parts of a chicken hacked up for stewing.”

“The night ... it is filled with bestial watchmen, trammeling the extremities and the interstices of the timeless city, portents fallen, constellated deities plummeting in ash and smoke, roaming the apocryphal cities, the cities of speculation and reconstituted disorder, of insemination and incipience, swept round with the dark.”

“A poet is wounded into speech, and he examines these wounds, meticulously, to discover how to heal them. The bad poet harangues at the pain and yowls at the weapons that lacerate him; the great poet explores the inflamed lips of ruined flesh with ice-caked fingers, glittering and precise; but ultimately his poem is the echoing, dual voice reporting the damages.”