American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s (Boxed Set)
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$143.55
- Hardcover
1500 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2019
Summary
In a deluxe two-volume collector’s edition boxed set, eight mind-bending novels from science fiction’s most transformative decade, including the landmark classic Flowers for Algernon.
The tumultuous 1960s was a watershed decade for American science fiction. As the nation raced to the moon, acknowledged masters from the genre’s “golden age” reached the height of their powers. As it confronted calls for civil rights and countercultural revolution, a “new wave” of brilliant youn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598536355 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1598536354 |
| Author: | Gary K. Wolfe |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1500 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 138mm x 69mm |
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About The Author
Gary K. Wolfe
Gary K. Wolfe is Emeritus Professor of Humanities at Roosevelt University and the author, most recently, of Evaporating Genres- Essays on Fantastic Literature and Sightings- Reviews 2002-2006. He has received numerous awards for his critical writing including the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Pilgrim Award from the Science Fiction Research Association, the Distinguished Scholarship Award from the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, and the World Fantasy Award. He writes regular review columns for Locus magazine and the Chicago Tribune, and co-hosts with Jonathan Strahan the Hugo-nominated Coode Street Podcast.
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