Dhalgren

A Nebula Award Finalist, this science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany follows a young half-Native American known as the Kid who hitchhikes from Mexico to Bellona, a Midwestern city where reality has become unhinged following a nameless cataclysm. The Kid arrives in this shattered metropolis with his fist wrapped in razor-sharp knives, seeking to write, love, and wound. Dhalgren is structured as a labyrinth that explores questions about race, sexuality, identity, and art without offering simple resolutions. The city itself continuously reshapes itself as the narrative progresses. The novel includes a foreword by William Gibson and an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany with rare images from his early career.