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The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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Who can really get a handle on the oeuvre of Thomas M. Disch. Most pocket summaries of his life and times tell you that he was a leader of the New Wave movement in science fiction, but that gives you only the most limited view of Disch's expansive talent. I first knew of his work as a poet before discovering his fiction—and he was an outstanding poet, a…

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