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Dark Reflections"Samuel R. Delany is not only one of the most profound and courageous writers at work today, he is a writer of seemingly limitless range." Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours This Stonewall Book Award winning novel traces the life and unrealized dreams of Arnold Hawley, a homosexual African American poet. Albert's poetry ultimately meets with modest acclaim but only after decades of striving. Romance and friendship are likewise elusive, despite an
"Samuel R. Delany is not only one of the most profound and courageous writers at work today, he is a writer of seemingly limitless range." -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours This Stonewall Book Award-winning novel traces the life and unrealized dreams of Arnold Hawley, a homosexual African-American poet. Albert's poetry ultimately meets with modest acclaim but only after decades of striving. Romance and friendship are likewise elusive, despite an impulsive marriage to a stranger. His outsider status -- black, gay, and a poet -- compounds his struggles to create art, to find a readership, and to lead a meaningful existence.Beautifully written in reverse chronological order, the story opens with Albert's lonely old age and ventures back in time to his arrival in New York City of the 1950s. A meditation on isolation and sexual repression, Dark Reflections also offers an acerbic look at the literary world and the frustrations intrinsic to artistic life. "One of the most honest books I've ever read about the martyrdom of the writer in the contemporary world. Samuel Delany, who had entertained readers for decades with his rich fantasies, now gives us the truth and nothing but the truth. At certain points I wanted to put this book down because it was so sad -- but I couldn't because I was so enjoyable by its spare beauty and its searing frankness." -- Edmund White, author of A Boy's Own Story "Among the most detailed, thoughtful, and heartbreaking portrayals of a writer's life." -- Los Angeles Review of Books
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 10/20/2016
ISBN: 9780486809090
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
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★★★★★ 5
Great Read for 11 Year Old
Format: Hardcover
My 11 year old couldn't put this one down and was a bit sad when it ended. We've already ordered another one in the series.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Be warned! You can’t put this down
Format: Hardcover
Page turner that makes it hard to put down. Loved the history and research and the storyline . My 11 year old grandson introduced me to the series and he reads them to me. Gets us closer
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Good content and history
Format: Paperback
This book is an easy read for our daughter and it gives details about the war. Our family enjoys history and this author has numerous books that speak to it.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Written for kids but great for adults, too
Format: Paperback
You can’t go wrong with Alan Gratz books!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The book series that got my son into reading
Format: Hardcover
Very thankful we found this author and these books. This is the first series my son struggles to put down and the mandatory 20 minute reading time with lots of nagging has turned into gentle nudges that he has to stop reading at the next chapter because it is getting late.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2026