A collections of anecdotes, reviews and essays, written with the humour and warmth one associates with Brian Aldiss. In this fascinating collection of essays, one of the world's pre-eminent SF writers explores a wide range of SF and fantasy writers and writings. The contents include a letter to Salvador Dali, Mary Shelley and Frankenstein, the work of Philip K. Dick, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, James Blish, Culture: Is it worth losing your balls for?and the differences between US and UK fantasy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13
9780007482306
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168155793
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Detached Retina
Author
Brian Aldiss
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Literary Theory
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
350 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
125g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Brian Aldiss
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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