<I>The Motion of Light In Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Written by
content: Samuel R. Delaney, American, born 1942
label: Published by
content: William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition hardcover copy of The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delaney with separate book jacket. The jacket features an illustrated portrait of Delaney against a black and red cityscape background. The title is set in white type on top of blue, the subtitle is set in black type on top of yellow, and the author's name is set in black type on top of green. The book is an autobiography by Delaney about growing up as a gay African American man, being a science fiction writer, and the time he spent in an interracial marriage with Marilyn Hacker. The book consists of 302 pages.
place: label: Place depicted
content: East Village, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.158.5ab
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Arbor House Publication Co. 1988
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
label: Dimensions
content: book: 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 x 2.9 cm)