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Samuel R. "Chip" Delany (/ d ə ˈ l eɪ n i /, də-LAY-nee; born April 1, 1942) is an American writer and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism, and essays on science fiction, literature, sexuality , and society.
Jul 3, 2023 · How Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City A visionary novelist and a revolutionary chronicler of gay life, he’s taken American letters to uncharted realms. By Julian Lucas
Samuel R. Delany is an American science-fiction novelist and critic whose highly imaginative works address sexual, racial, and social issues, heroic quests, and the nature of language. Learn more about Delany’s life and career, including his notable books.
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Delany was a published science fiction author by the age of 20. He published nine well-regarded science fiction novels between 1962 and 1968, as well as several prize-winning short stories (collected in Driftglass [1971] and more recently in Aye, and Gomorrah, and other stories [2002]).
Biography | Samuel Delany. See a timeline of Delany's life here. Buy The Polymath, a film about Delany here. Written biography follows: Samuel R. Delany (left) on the roof of the Dalton School in c. 1947, missing two front teeth. The girl on the right in the foreground is Linda Anderson. The girl behind her is Wendy Osserman.
A novelist and critic who taught literature and creative writing at the University of Massachusetts and Temple University, Samuel R. Delany had won four Nebula Awards and a Hugo Award by the time he was 27.
