An edition of Science fiction at large (1977)

Science fiction at large

a collection of essays, by various hands, about the interface between science fiction and reality

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An edition of Science fiction at large (1977)

Science fiction at large

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Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
224

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Table of Contents

7 • Introduction (Science Fiction at Large) • (1976) • essay by Peter Nicholls
13 • Science Fiction and Mrs. Brown • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
35 • Lateral Thinking and Science Fiction • (1976) • essay by Edward de Bono
57 • Scientific Thought in Fiction and in Fact • (1976) • essay by John Taylor
73 • Science Fiction and the Larger Lunacy • (1976) • essay by John Brunner
105 • Worlds Beside Worlds • (1976) • essay by Harry Harrison
115 • Science Fiction and Change • (1976) • essay by Alvin Toffler
119 • Inner Time • (1976) • essay by Alan Garner
139 • The Embarrassments of Science Fiction • (1976) • essay by Thomas M. Disch
157 • Science Fiction: The Monsters and the Critics • (1976) • essay by Peter Nicholls
185 • The Search for the Marvellous • (1976) • essay by Robert Sheckley
199 • Man, Android and Machine • (1976) • essay by Philip K. Dick

Edition Notes

"A series of lectures delivered at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, from January to March 1975."

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Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1976

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808.3/876
Library of Congress
PN3448.S45 S28 1976b
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/76050161

Contributors

Editor
Peter Nicholls

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Number of pages
224

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Open Library
OL21428185M
Internet Archive
sciencefictionat00nich
ISBN 10
0060131985
LCCN
76050161
OCLC/WorldCat
3328928
Library Thing
273903
Goodreads
4700383

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