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Samuel R. Delany

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“I consider Delany not only one of the most important science fiction writers of the present generation, but a fascinating writer in general who has invented a new style,” writes Umberto Eco. Samuel R. Delany discusses his novel Dhalgren, his childhood in Harlem, and the journey that led him to become the 2013 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master of science fiction in this clip from Open Road Media.

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Fiction
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Open Road Media
Umberto Eco
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Dhalgren
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lifetime achievement award
2013

Octavia E. Butler

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In this video from Open Road Media, authors Samuel R. Delany and N. K. Jemisin and literary agent Merrilee Heifetz speak about the late Octavia E. Butler, who in 1995 became the first science fiction writer to win a “Genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation. “Her stories really weren’t about aliens.... they were about people,” says Jemisin.

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Fiction
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interview
MacArthur Fellowship
Open Road Media
Samuel R. Delany
N. K. Jemisin
Merrilee Heifetz
Octavia E. Butler
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