The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction

by Samuel R. Delany

Book Overview

An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expanded

Samuel R. Delany's The Jewel-Hinged Jaw appeared originally in 1977, and is now long out of print and hard to find. The impact of its demonstration that science fiction was a special language, rather than just gadgets and green-skinned aliens, began reverberations still felt in science fiction criticism. This edition includes two new essays, one written at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081956883X
• ISBN13: 9780819568830
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up