Dark Reflections tells the story of Arnold Hawley, a gay African-American poet who lives most of his life in New York City. The novel is divided into three sections, each illustrating a period in Arnold's life, arranged chronologically backwards, from middle age to youth. In the first part, "The Prize", Hawley is between 52 and 68; a book of his poetry wins a prize and is commercially successful, but neither of his next two books repeat this, and he falls further into poverty. In the second, "Vashti in the Dark" (named after a story by Stephen Crane), Hawley is in his middle 30s; the section tells the story of his brief marriage to a homeless woman. The third, "The Book of Pictures", is set in Hawley's college days, when he is attracted to another gay man, but does not act on his desires.
Themesedit
Dark Reflections centers on themes of loneliness, sexual repression, fear, and the difficult and often unrewarding life of the artist. As in many other Delany works, a writer is a character in the novel, in this case the protagonist.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^Cheney, Matthew (9 October 2016). "On Samuel R. Delany's "Dark Reflections"". lareviewofbooks.org. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^Dreisinger, Baz (9 September 2007). "Poetic Licentiousness". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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dark, reflections, novel, samuel, delany, published, 2007, carroll, graf, imprint, avalon, publishing, group, 2008, received, stonewall, book, award, nominated, lambda, literary, award, fiction, cover, from, first, editionauthorsamuel, delanycountryunited, sta. Dark Reflections is a novel by Samuel R Delany published in 2007 by Carroll amp Graf an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group In 2008 it received a Stonewall Book Award and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men s Fiction Dark ReflectionsCover from the first editionAuthorSamuel R DelanyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherCarroll amp GrafPublication date2007Media typePrint Paperback Pages295 ppISBN0 7867 1947 8OCLC123444197Dewey Decimal813 54 22LC ClassPS3554 E437 D37 2007 Contents 1 Plot 2 Themes 3 References 4 External linksPlot editDark Reflections tells the story of Arnold Hawley a gay African American poet who lives most of his life in New York City The novel is divided into three sections each illustrating a period in Arnold s life arranged chronologically backwards from middle age to youth In the first part The Prize Hawley is between 52 and 68 a book of his poetry wins a prize and is commercially successful but neither of his next two books repeat this and he falls further into poverty In the second Vashti in the Dark named after a story by Stephen Crane Hawley is in his middle 30s the section tells the story of his brief marriage to a homeless woman The third The Book of Pictures is set in Hawley s college days when he is attracted to another gay man but does not act on his desires Themes editDark Reflections centers on themes of loneliness sexual repression fear and the difficult and often unrewarding life of the artist As in many other Delany works a writer is a character in the novel in this case the protagonist 1 2 References edit Cheney Matthew 9 October 2016 On Samuel R Delany s Dark Reflections lareviewofbooks org Retrieved 1 December 2021 Dreisinger Baz 9 September 2007 Poetic Licentiousness The New York Times Retrieved 1 December 2021 External links editErrata for Dark Reflections approved by the author nbsp This article about a novel of the 2000s with a lesbian gay bisexual or transgender theme is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dark Reflections amp oldid 1183213976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
