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On Wings of Song
Published 1979 by St. Martin's Press · 359 pages
Hugo · 1980
FinalistNebula · 1980
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4 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 1966–1980
Synopsis
In a balkanized near-future America divided between repressive rural heartlands and decadent coastal cities, a young man named Daniel Weinreb dreams of achieving 'flight' — a mysterious transcendent state attained through singing. His quest takes him from the fundamentalist Midwest to the anarchic culture of New York in a biting satire that skewers American society with dark wit and surprising tenderness.
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