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Description for On SF
Paperback. Smart, funny, often irreverent observations on 150 years of science fiction writing, from a literary master. This book brings together, from a quarter century of writing, great essays by the celebrated writer Thomas Disch from such diverse places as "The Nation", "New York Times Book Review", "Atlantic Monthly", "Fantasy", and "Twilight Zone". Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Praise for Thomas Disch:
"One of the most remarkably talented writers around."
---Washington Post Book World
"[Disch] is without doubt one of the really bright lights on the American SF scene."
---Fantasy and Science Fiction
This collection by the much-loved and lauded science-fiction writer Thomas Disch spans twenty-five years of his career, during which he has supplemented his creative output with reviews and critical essays in publications as diverse as the Nation, the New York Times Book Review, the Atlantic Monthly, and Twilight Zone.
Disch's perspectives on his genre are skeptical, novel, and often incendiary. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472068968
SKU
V9780472068968
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Ref
99-50
About Thomas M. Disch
Thomas M. Disch is master of many literary genres, including science fiction, poetry, drama, and children's literature. He is the author of numerous books, including The Genocides and Camp Concentration. Other books from the University of Michigan Press include The Castle of Perseverance and A Child's Garden of Grammar.
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