American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-56 (LOA #227) by Gary K. Wolfe - ISBN: 9781598531589
Hardcover
May be issued in a slipcase entitled ‘American science fiction: nine classic novels of the 1950s,’ with a companion volume, ‘American science fiction: five classic novels, 1956-1958 (9781598531596

American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-56 (LOA #227)

The Space Merchants / More Than Human / The Long Tomorrow / The Shrinking Man

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  • Hardcover

    800 pages

  • Release Date

    27 September 2012

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Summary

Following its acclaimed three-volume edition of the novels of science fiction master Philip K. Dick, The Library of America now presents a two-volume anthology of nine groundbreaking works from the golden age of the modern science fiction novel, works by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these visionary “outsider” novels grappled in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation and have gradually been rec…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781598531589
ISBN-10:1598531581
Author:Gary K. Wolfe
Publisher:The Library of America
Imprint:The Library of America
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:800
Release Date:27 September 2012
Weight:669g
Dimensions:207mm x 132mm x 33mm
Series:Library of America Classic Science Fiction Collection
About The Author

Gary K. Wolfe

GARY K. WOLFE, editor, is Professor of Humanities in Roosevelt University’s Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies and the author, most recently, of Evaporating Genres- Essays on Fantastic Literature and Sightings- Reviews 2002-2006. He has received numerous awards for his critical writing including the British Science Fiction Association Award and the World Fantasy Award. He writes a monthly review column for Locus Magazine.

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