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The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction
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  • Samuel R. Delany
    Samuel R. Delany

    Delany’s works on writing include The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction (1977), a groundbreaking critical analysis of science fiction, and About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews (2005). When asked whether he considered himself a “genre writer,” Delany told The Paris Review in 2011…

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    Delany’s works on writing include The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction (1977), a groundbreaking critical analysis of science fiction, and About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews (2005). When asked whether he considered himself a “genre writer,” Delany told The Paris Review in 2011…

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