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“Some dystopian novels take their cue from the breakdown of an existing social order; others focus on the conflict between two incompatible worldviews and the devastation that they leave in their wake. In the case of Dhalgren, it’s reality itself that seems to have fractured and the narrative along with it. As he tells the story of a wanderer arriving in an isolated city, Delany uses a host of experimental prose techniques to leave the reader as shaken as his characters…His innovative approach to writing meshes perfectly with the disorienting tale, establishing a masterpiece along the way.”
Vulture.com
Nominated for the 1975 Nebula Award
A BookRiot Pick of Must-Read Books by Black Authors
In Dhalgren, perhaps one of the most profound and bestselling science fiction novels of all time, Samuel R. Delany has produced a novel that rivals the best American fiction of the 1970s.
Bellona is a city at the dead center of the United States. Something has happened there … the population has fled. Madmen and criminals wander the streets. Strange portents appear in the cloud-covered sky. And into this disaster zone comes a young man—a poet, lover, and adventurer—known only as the Kid.
Tackling questions of race, gender, and sexuality, Dhalgren is a literary marvel and a groundbreaking work of American magical realism.
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I'm glad that my first exposure to this strange and scary novel was in form of Stefan Rudnicki's deliberate soulful reading. This is how Delany - after Babel-17 and this book - will forever sound in my head, and I'm grateful for this. This is one of the best ways possible to get to know this novel.
I've been sharing this book since I bought the Frederik Pohl selection paperback through the leatherbound signed hardcover reprint and never enjoyed it as fully as listening to this version. 29 CDs. A lot of driving made pleasant. Thank you!
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