num_pages: 476
description: A brilliant theorist and cultural critic on race, sexuality, science fiction, and the art of writing.In Shorter Views, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Samuel R. Delany brings his remarkable intellectual powers to bear on a wide range of topics. Whether he is exploring the deeply felt issues of identity, race, and sexuality, untangling the intricacies of literary theory, or the writing process itself, Delany is one of the most lucid and insightful writers of our time. These essays cluster around topics related to queer theory on the one hand, and on the other, questions concerning the paraliterary science fiction, pornography, comics, and more. Readers new to Delany's work will find this collection of shorter pieces an especially good introduction, while those already familiar with his writing will appreciate having these essays between two covers for the first time.
language: English
title: Shorter Views: Queer Thoughts & the Politics of the Paraliterary
titlecomplete: Shorter Views: Queer Thoughts & the Politics of the Paraliterary
genres: Queer, African American, Theory, Essays, Philosophy, LGBT, Anthologies, Literary Criticism, Semiotics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 97
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay studies
publisher: Wesleyan University Press