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Dhalgren
Sign in to saveDhalgren is a 1975 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany. It features an extended trip to and through Bellona, a fictional city in the American Midwest cut off from the rest of the world by an unknown catastrophe. It is number 33 on the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction list.
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- Author
- Samuel R. Delany
- First published
- 1975
- Editions
- 24
- Subjects
- City and town life, Fiction, American Science fiction, Long Now Manual for Civilization, City and town life -- Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Urban folklore, Science fiction
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- 1975-01-00
- title
- Dhalgren
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Plot overview
- Synopsis
- Major themes
- Mythology
- Circular text, multistable perception, echoes, and repeated imagery
- Delany's personal experience of reality
- Influences
- Literary significance and criticism
- Publishing history
- References
- Sources
- External links
Dhalgren is a 1975 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany. It features an extended trip to and through Bellona, a fictional city in the American Midwest cut off from the rest of the world by an unknown catastrophe. It is number 33 on the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction list.
==Plot overview== The city of Bellona is severely damaged; radio, television, and telephone signals do not reach it. People enter and leave by crossing a bridge on foot.