James Tiptree, Jr
The Double Life of Alice B Sheldon
$50.48
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2007
Summary
James Tiptree, Jr, burst onto the science fiction scene in the late 1960s with a series of hard-edged, provocative stories. He redefined the genre with such classics as Houston, Houston, Do You Read? and The Women Men Don’t See. For nearly ten years he wrote and carried on intimate correspondences with other writers - Philip K Dick, Harlan Ellison, and Ursula K Le Guin, though none of them knew his true identity.Then the cover was blown on his alter ego: he was actually a 61-year-old woman na…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312426941 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0312426941 |
| Author: | Julie Phillips |
| Publisher: | Picador USA |
| Imprint: | Picador USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2007 |
| Weight: | 704g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 142mm x 39mm |
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Critics Review
“An incredible life, done elegant justice. Tiptree-Sheldon is one of the century’s astonishing figures.” –Jonathan Lethem, bestselling author of The Fortress of Solitude
“This account of a heroically inventive and highly peculiar quest for personal and creative fulfillment may make you rethink your ideas about what it means to be male or female–or, for that matter, human.” –Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine
“Ms. Phillips does a fine, perceptive job of piecing together the patchwork of her subject’s personality.” –The New York Times Book Review (cover review)
About The Author
Julie Phillips
Julie Phillips is a journalist who has written on film, books, feminism, and cultural politics. James Tiptree, Jr is her first book. She lives in Amsterdam, Holland.
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