American science fiction : four classic novels 1953-1956

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American science fiction : four classic novels 1953-1956 / Gary K. Wolfe, editor.

Wolfe, Gary K., 1946- (Added Author). Pohl, Frederik. Space merchants. (Added Author). Sturgeon, Theodore. More than human. (Added Author). Brackett, Leigh. Long tomorrow. (Added Author). Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013 Shrinking man. (Added Author).

Summary:

Following its acclaimed three-volume edition of the novels of science fiction master Philip K. Dick, The Library of America now presents a two-volume anthology of nine groundbreaking works from the golden age of the modern science fiction novel, works by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these visionary "outsider" novels grappled in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation and have gradually been recognized as American classics that opened new imaginative territory in American writing.This first volume contains: Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth / "The Space Merchants"Theodore Sturgeon / "More Than Human"Leigh Brackett / "The Long Tomorrow"Richard Matheson / "The Shrinking Man"

Record details

ISBN: 9781598531589
ISBN: 1598531581
Physical Description: 803 p. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: New York : Library of America, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 777-782).
Formatted Contents Note:: The space merchants / Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth -- More than human / Theodore Sturgeon -- The long tomorrow / Leigh Brackett -- The shrinking man / Richard Matheson.