Heavenly Breakfast
 Cover of first edition paperback | |
| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| 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]
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- ^ Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (2002). African American Autobiographers: A Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9780313314094.
- ^ "Central Park Sheiks in Greenwich Village on May 15, 1974 : Monte Barry : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Samuel R. Delany by K. Leslie Steiner". Pseudopodium.org. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ Delany, Samuel R. (2009). Conversations with Samuel R. Delany - Google Books. ISBN 9781604732788. Retrieved 2011-04-02.