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050			_aPS 3570.I66 _b.P544 2006
100			_aPhillips, Julie. _9108975
245		0	_aJames Tiptree, Jr. : _bthe double life of Alice B. Sheldon / _cJulie Phillips.
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2006
300			_avi, 469 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill. _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 449-451) and index.
520			_aJames Tiptree, Jr. burst onto the science fiction scene in the 1970s with a series of hardedge, provocative short stories. Hailed as a brilliant masculine writer with a deep sympathy for his female 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."www.shelfari.com"
650			_aAuthors, American
942			_cALR
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