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Dying Inside

Dying Inside is a 1972 science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg. It was first serialized in Galaxy in 1972 and published in book form by Charles Scribner's Sons later that year. The novel follows David Selig, a middle-aged telepath in contemporary New York City, as the mind-reading ability that has shaped his life begins to disappear.

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Author
Robert Silverberg
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
November 1972
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Cover artist
Jerry Thorp
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4

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Dying Inside

Nodes49
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Triples76
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
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Dying Inside

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related to Serialization and publication · 20
Dying Inside → August, Ballantine, Centipede Press, Charles Scribner's Sons, Darrell Schweitzer, Galaxy, Gollancz, In, It, Joe Wilson, July, Later, Masterworks, November, October, Orb, September, Silverberg, The, Tor Books
related to background · 15
Dying Inside → Bay Area, Betty Ballantine, Changes, David Selig's, December, He, Instead, New York, September, Silverberg, Skulls, The, The Book, The Second Trip, Time
related to Reception · 15
Dying Inside → An, Contemporary, David Selig's, Geis, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Negative, Other, Richard, Silverberg's, Skulls, Some, The Book, Times Literary Supplement, Within
related to Themes and analysis · 8
Dying Inside → David Selig, His, Rather, Selig, Selig's, Telepathy, The, Tom Nyquist
Author · 1
Dying Inside → Robert Silverberg
Cover artist · 1
Dying Inside → Jerry Thorp
Dewey Decimal · 1
Dying Inside → 813/.5/4
Genre · 1
Dying Inside → Science fiction
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Dying Inside → English

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Dying InsideCover artistJerry Thorp1.00infobox
Dying InsideDewey Decimal813/.5/41.00infobox
Dying InsideGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
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Dying InsideLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Dying InsideLC ClassPZ4.S573 Dy PS3569.I4721.00infobox
Dying InsideMedia typePrint (hardcover)1.00infobox
Dying InsideOCLC5240291.00infobox
Dying InsidePages2451.00infobox
Dying InsidePublication dateNovember 19721.00infobox
Dying InsidePublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Dying InsidePublisherCharles Scribner's Sons1.00infobox
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