Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

addaon wrote: post #3

Djle wrote: post #2

This is an excellent article on a writer that more people need to know about.

Agreed. By far the most influential writer in my life.

Can you elaborate on this?

Re: Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

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Post by FrustratedMonky » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 3:44 PM UTC

any link to non-paywall?

Re: Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

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Post by germinalphrase » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 3:57 PM UTC

addaon wrote: post #3

Djle wrote: post #2

This is an excellent article on a writer that more people need to know about.

Agreed. By far the most influential writer in my life.

What would you recommend as a first read?

Re: Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

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Post by ughitsaaron » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 3:58 PM UTC

FrustratedMonky wrote: post #5

any link to non-paywall?

https://archive.li/B8YY2

Re: Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 4:00 PM UTC

FrustratedMonky wrote: post #5

any link to non-paywall?

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Re: Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

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Post by daverol » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 4:02 PM UTC

germinalphrase wrote: post #6

addaon wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. By far the most influential writer in my life.

What would you recommend as a first read?

BABEL-17

Re: Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

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Post by ilamont » Thu, Jul 06, 2023, 4:04 PM UTC

Great article. I had seen pictures of his writing den, but this really opens up his day to day routine in a way that I hadn't envisioned.

This is depressing:

The only complication involved a pension that Delany thought he’d earned from the university; it didn’t exist.

Makes me wonder about his other business relationships and if there was a mismatch between what he expected vs. what was delivered. The fine print of employment and publishing contracts is often very restrictive and/or requires additional steps to unlock certain rights or benefits.

For anyone who hasn't read Delany, Nova is a solid starting point. Forget the "space opera" label, it's just a great story with interesting characters and vision of humanity's far future.