Aldiss' acclaimed 1979 essay collection reissued for the first time in over thirty years. Most of the arts - architecture, music, painting, cinema - come under review in this thought-provoking collection of essays first published in 1979. Aldiss writes here with characteristic humour the complex unity of art and science which forms the inner mystery of science fiction, and reveals new aspects whilst 'exploring the familiar'. Brian says: 'A collection of essays on a wide variety of subjects, ...
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Aldiss' acclaimed 1979 essay collection reissued for the first time in over thirty years. Most of the arts - architecture, music, painting, cinema - come under review in this thought-provoking collection of essays first published in 1979. Aldiss writes here with characteristic humour the complex unity of art and science which forms the inner mystery of science fiction, and reveals new aspects whilst 'exploring the familiar'. Brian says: 'A collection of essays on a wide variety of subjects, including literature, film, politics, current affairs, art and the author's own life.'
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Add this copy of This World and Nearer Ones: Essays Exploring the to cart. $6.00, good condition, Sold by BookHolders rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gambrills, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. About fine in like dust jacket. No markings, no bookplate. No jacket tears or chips. Essays and reviews of books, films and other topics.
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Fine in fine jacket. Octavo, 261pp. A fine, crisp copy in like dust jacket, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Aldiss on the title page "For WIllie, All the best. Brian Aldiss '87."
