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Dhalgren

Dhalgren is a 1975 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany. It features an extended trip to and through Bellona, a fictional city in the American Midwest cut off from the rest of the world by an unknown catastrophe. It is number 33 on the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction list.

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Author
Samuel R. Delany
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
January 1975
Publisher
Bantam Books
Cover artist
Dean Ellis
Language
English

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DhalgrenGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
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DhalgrenLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
DhalgrenMedia typePrint (Paperback)1.00infobox
DhalgrenOCLC163037631.00infobox
DhalgrenPages879 (first edition, paperback)1.00infobox
DhalgrenPublication dateJanuary 19751.00infobox
DhalgrenPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
DhalgrenPublisherBantam Books1.00infobox
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