
The themes running through this volume are heavily philosophical, based on speculative ideas of death and God, uppercase G intended.

Despite his volatile legacy, he is considered on par with eminent science fiction writers like Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov.ĭeathbird Stories (2006) was published between 19. His aesthetic values lead the vanguard of American New Wave fiction by making it possible to say things about sex and politics in novel ways that varied from stylized fabulism to the radically deranged.He also had a reputation as a cantankerous, pipe-smoking polymath, just as capable of charming a talk show host as he was of breaking the pelvis of a studio executive.
