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The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made of - by Thomas M Disch (Paperback)

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  • From one of science fiction's most acclaimed novelists comes this engrossing journey through the books, movies, and television programs that have shaped our perspective of both the present and the future.
  • Locus Awards (Nonfiction) 1999 1st Winner
  • About the Author: Thomas M. Disch is the author of such classic works of science fiction as Camp Concentration, 334, The Brave Little Toaster, and On Wings of Song, all of which are cited in David Pringle's Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels.
  • 272 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, Science Fiction + Fantasy

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About the Book



A popular insider offers a fascinating history of science fiction filled with provocative critiques, tidbits, and insights that reveal much about our cultural and literary history.



Book Synopsis



From one of science fiction's most acclaimed novelists comes this engrossing journey through the books, movies, and television programs that have shaped our perspective of both the present and the future. In an uncompromising, often irreverent survey of the genre from Edgar Allan Poe to Philip K. Dick to Star Trek, Thomas M. Disch analyzes science fiction's impact on technological innovation, fashion, lifestyle, military strategy, the media, and much more.
An illuminating look at the art of science fiction (with a practitioner's insight into craft), as well as a work of pointed literary and cultural criticism, The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of reveals how this "pulp genre" has captured the popular imagination while transforming the physical and social world in which we live.



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Alexander Star The New York Times Disch is an eloquent storyteller and polemicist....[His] book is consistently rewarding.

Alyssa Katz Newsday [Disch speaks] for the entire genre with admirable authority and grace.

Christopher Lehmann-Haupt The New York Times Provocative.

Dick Allen The Hudson Review Entertaining and provocative....Long overdue -- a pioneering look at what other cultural observers have ignored....Disch convinces us that any cultural study of our century which does not deal seriously with the genre is or will be fatally flawed.

Frank McConnell San Jose Mercury News Brilliant....It's a wonderful book, and no one who cares about science fiction, or about American culture, should miss reading it.

George Feeley The Washington Post Witty, urbane and generous....Thomas M. Disch has got it right.

Michael Jacobs USA Today Fascinating.

Robert Sheckley San Francisco Chronicle Sharp, provocative....More than just a history, Disch gives us a sense of the events and moods that are so much a part of science-fiction....[Disch] has covered the vital aspects of the field in a highly readable book.

Robert Silverberg The Wall Street Journal Mr. Disch's lively and provocative new book is a science-fiction insider's brilliant attempt to come to terms with the bizarre morphing of our civilization in the past fifty years into something that might well have leaped out of the archetypical tales of yesterday's SF masters.

Robert Taylor The Boston Globe A provocative and enjoyable book.



About the Author



Thomas M. Disch is the author of such classic works of science fiction as Camp Concentration, 334, The Brave Little Toaster, and On Wings of Song, all of which are cited in David Pringle's Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels. His criticism has appeared in the country's leading magazines and newspapers. His book The Castle of Indolence was a nominee for the National Book Critic Circle's Award in Criticism.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction + Fantasy
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas M Disch
Language: English
Street Date: July 5, 2000
TCIN: 81922178
UPC: 9780684859781
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-8827
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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