Samuel R. Delany (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)

Other Literary Forms

Samuel R. Delany is known for his work in a number of other literary forms, including those of the short story, autobiography, and, most notably, literary criticism and theory. Delany’s short stories have been collected in Driftglass: Ten Tales of Speculative Fiction (1971), and some have been reprinted along with new stories in Distant Stars (1981). Heavenly Breakfast: An Essay on the Winter of Love (1979) is a memoir describing Delany’s experiences as a member of a commune in New York. The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and...

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