![]() ![]() I read it this summer as a follow-up to “Finnegans Wake” by James Joyce-I can hear the groans now. This review is going to be an inverted one: I’ll start with the book, and then move onto the author’s biography as I think that is important to spark your interest in the rest of the novel. However, this narrative is rather concelealed, feeling engulfed within this 800-page epic.Īs you can probably tell from these opening paragraphs, “Dhalgren” is an odd book. If there’s any propelling force in the plot of this novel, the easiest narrative to name is Kid’s search to remember his name. The plot of the novel follows the protagonist, named Kid, as he travels through the city. Delany about a fictional Midwestern city called Bellona. ![]() “Dhalgren” is a book written by Samuel R. Right alongside the stately “On a dark and stormy night,” and “Midway through our live’s journey,” I can think of no opening words that are better at calibrating the head of the reader for the world of the text than “Dhalgren’s” ominous opening. The opening words of this book are: “To wound the autumnal city.” In my biased opinion, this is one of the best opening lines in literature. ![]()
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