Heavenly Breakfast Explained

Heavenly Breakfast
Author:Samuel R. Delany
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Non-fiction
Release Date:1979
Media Type:Print (Paperback)

Heavenly Breakfast: An Essay on the Winter of Love is a 1979 memoir by author, professor, and critic Samuel R. Delany.[1] It details the time he spent living in a commune in New York City during the winter of 1967–1968,[2] although altering some details.[3]

Heavenly Breakfast was also the name of the rock band that lived in the commune, which consisted of Steve Wiseman, Susan Schweers, Bert Lee (later of the Central Park Sheiks),[4] and Delany.[5]

The book is one of several autobiographical works by Delany.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature. Andrews. William L.. Foster. Frances Smith. Harris. Trudier. 2001-02-15. Oxford University Press. 9780198031758. 104. en.
  2. Web site: The doomfiles - SAMUEL.html . Obsidianrook.com . 2011-04-02.
  3. Book: Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath. African American Autobiographers: A Sourcebook. 2002. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313314094. 85–86. en.
  4. Web site: Central Park Sheiks in Greenwich Village on May 15, 1974 : Monte Barry : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive . 2011-04-02.
  5. Web site: Samuel R. Delany by K. Leslie Steiner . Pseudopodium.org . 2011-04-02.
  6. Book: Delany. Samuel R.. Conversations with Samuel R. Delany - Google Books. 2009. 9781604732788. 2011-04-02.