Fire and the Night
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Fire and the Night is an American
novel
by Philip José Farmer
. It was published in 1962 by Regency Books, as a paperback
costing 50 cents. Unusual for Farmer, the novel contains no science fiction
al or otherwise fantastic themes. It was his first "mainstream" book, but did not attract much attention from critics or readers alike. It has been recently reprinted by Subterranean Press in the collection The Other in the Mirror.
Fire and the Night tells the story of a Caucasian
man and an African-American woman who work at a contemporary steel mill
. The man becomes attracted to the woman, who is married, and the book follows their struggle to understand their feelings.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories....
. It was published in 1962 by Regency Books, as a paperback
Paperback
Paperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
costing 50 cents. Unusual for Farmer, the novel contains no science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
al or otherwise fantastic themes. It was his first "mainstream" book, but did not attract much attention from critics or readers alike. It has been recently reprinted by Subterranean Press in the collection The Other in the Mirror.
Fire and the Night tells the story of a Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
man and an African-American woman who work at a contemporary steel mill
Steel mill
A steel mill or steelworks is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel.Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It is produced in a two-stage process. First, iron ore is reduced or smelted with coke and limestone in a blast furnace, producing molten iron which is either cast into pig iron or...
. The man becomes attracted to the woman, who is married, and the book follows their struggle to understand their feelings.