James Tiptree, JR.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon Paperback - 2007
by Julie Phillips
Tiptree burst onto the science fiction scene in the 1970s with hard-edged, provocative short stories. Then the cover was blown: the author was actually a 61-year-old woman named Alice Sheldon--world traveler, debutante, chicken farmer, CIA agent, and experimental psychologist.
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James Tiptree, Jr. burst onto the science fiction scene in the 1970s with a series of hardedged, provocative short stories. Hailed as a brilliant masculine writer with a deep sympathy for his famale character, he penned such classics as "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"and "The Women Men Don't See. "For years he corresponded with Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Ursula Le Guin. No one knew his true identity. Then the cover was blown on his alter ego: A sixty-one-year old woman named Alice Sheldon. As a child, she explored Africa with her mother. Later, made into a debutante, she eloped with one of the guests at the party. She was an artist, a chicken farmer, aWorld War II intelligence officer, a CIA agent, an experimental psychologist. Devoted to her second husband, she struggled with her feelings for women. In 1987, her suicide shocked friends and fans. The James Tiptree, Jr.Award was created to honor science fiction or fantasy that explores our understanding of gender. This fascinating biography, ten years in the making, is based on extensive research, exclusive interviews, and full access to Alice Sheldon's papers
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- Title James Tiptree, JR.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
- Author Julie Phillips
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 560
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date 2007-06-12
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780312426941 / 0312426941
- Weight 1.62 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 8.41 x 5.57 x 1.44 in (21.36 x 14.15 x 3.66 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Authors, American - 20th century, Tiptree, James
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Books & Culture, 01/01/2012, Page 30
- New York Times, 07/29/2007, Page 20
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