{"product_id":"american-science-fiction-nine-classic-novels-of-the-1950s-isbn-9781598531572","title":"American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s","description":"Contains:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953—1956\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrederik Pohl \u0026amp; C. M. Kornbluth \/\u003ci\u003e The Space Merchants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheodore Sturgeon \/ \u003ci\u003eMore Than Human\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeigh Brackett \/\u003ci\u003e The Long Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Matheson \/ \u003ci\u003eThe Shrinking Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-1-59853-158-9 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956—1958\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Heinlein \/ \u003ci\u003eDouble Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfred Bester \/ \u003ci\u003eThe Stars My Destination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Blish \/ \u003ci\u003eA Case of Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlgis Budrys \/ \u003ci\u003eWho?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFritz Leiber \/ \u003ci\u003eThe Big Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e978-159853-159-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing 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. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these “outsider” novels have gradually been recognized as American classics. Here are genre-defining works by such masters as Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson, James Blish, and Alfred Bester. The themes range from time travel (Fritz Leiber’s \u003ci\u003eThe Big Time\u003c\/i\u003e) to post-apocalyptic survival (Leigh Brackett’s \u003ci\u003eThe Long Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e), from the prospect of a future dominated by multinational advertising agencies (Pohl and Kornbluth’s \u003ci\u003eThe Space Merchants\u003c\/i\u003e) to the very nature of human identity in a technological age (Theodore Sturgeon’s \u003ci\u003eMore Than Human\u003c\/i\u003e and Algis Budrys’s \u003ci\u003eWho?\u003c\/i\u003e). The range of styles is equally diverse, by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Grappling in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation, these visionary novels opened new imaginative territory in American writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\"Here's the heart of the heart of where those who take American science fiction seriously would want to begin -- the genre's equivalent of Hollywood's classical period, and the books subsequent creators like Thomas Pynchon and Stanley Kubrick used to bend their brains -- as well as a selection of novels as fresh and evocative as any hungry reader could hope to discover.\"  — \u003cb\u003e– Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGARY K. WOLFE, \u003c\/b\u003eeditor, is Professor of Humanities in Roosevelt University’s Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies and the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eEvaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSightings: Reviews 2002–2006\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received numerous awards for his critical writing including the British Science Fiction Association Award and the World Fantasy Award. He writes a monthly review column for \u003ci\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302682120421,"sku":"NP9781598531572","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781598531572.jpg?v=1767721437","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/american-science-fiction-nine-classic-novels-of-the-1950s-isbn-9781598531572","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}