Letters to Tiptree /
For nearly a decade, a middle-aged woman in Virginia (her own words) had much of the science fiction community in thrall. Her short stories were awarded, lauded and extremely well-reviewed. They were also regarded as "ineluctably masculine," because Alice Sheldon was writing as James Tiptr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Yokine, Western Australia] :
Twelfth Planet Press,
2015.
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| Summary: | For nearly a decade, a middle-aged woman in Virginia (her own words) had much of the science fiction community in thrall. Her short stories were awarded, lauded and extremely well-reviewed. They were also regarded as "ineluctably masculine," because Alice Sheldon was writing as James Tiptree Jr. In celebration of Alice Sheldon's centenary, Letters to Tiptree presents a selection of thoughtful letters from thirty-nine science fiction and fantasy writers, editors, critics, and fans address questions of gender, of sexuality, of the impossibility and joy of knowing someone only through their fiction and biography. |
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| Item Description: | Includes sequences of letters between Tiptree and Ursula LeGuin, 1976-1977, and Joanna Russ, 1976-1980. "In celebration of Alice Sheldon's centenary, Letters to Tiptree presents a selection of thoughtful letters from thirty-nine science fiction and fantasy writers, editors, critics, and fans"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 361 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781922101259 1922101257 |