Cyril Kornbluth is a legendary figure in science fiction. As a teenager in the years before World War II, he wrote prolifically and brilliantly under multiple pennames. After military service he developed a voice distinctive for its commanding intelligence, passion, and wit, displaying it in a string of novels and short stories including his award-winning "The Little Black Bag." His sudden death in 1958, at the early age of 35, marked the end of an era--it was a time when his chosen literary field was contemplating its potential demise. This comprehensive biography tells the story of this remarkable writer and his works for the first time.…mehr
Cyril Kornbluth is a legendary figure in science fiction. As a teenager in the years before World War II, he wrote prolifically and brilliantly under multiple pennames. After military service he developed a voice distinctive for its commanding intelligence, passion, and wit, displaying it in a string of novels and short stories including his award-winning "The Little Black Bag." His sudden death in 1958, at the early age of 35, marked the end of an era--it was a time when his chosen literary field was contemplating its potential demise. This comprehensive biography tells the story of this remarkable writer and his works for the first time.
Mark Rich has written multiple books on toys and toy history, along with numerous articles on science fiction literature. He lives in Cashton, Wisconsin.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Cyril Kornbluth, 1923-1958 Part I. Life and Works 1. Futurians 2. In the North of Manhattan 3. George Washington Hill 4. An Irreverent Puck 5. The Mutant Title and the Fifth Convention 6. The Pirate and the Garbageman 7. An Interview with S.D. Gottesman 8. Cecil Corwin and the Fiction Avalanche 9. The Ineluctable Modality 10. The Ogre and the Literary Cabal 11. Before the Bodies Were Buried 12. The Detective Ace and the Flying Saucer 13. The Little Black Story 14. The New Face of Science Fiction 15. The Little Mother of Science Fiction 16. Vogting Old Van 17. Pack the Venus Ship with Connies 18. Launch of an Angry Novelist 19. The Miracle-Year of 1953 20. The Easy (Equals Bad) Way 21. The Sparrow in the Badminton Game 22. The Satellite of Mass Control 23. Tioga House 24. Hypertensive Year 25. The Death of Science Fiction 26. The Magical Number and the Magic Crutch 27. Two Celestial Lane 28. The End of the Modern 29. In the Age of the Masses Part II. The Split Personality in the Fiction 30. Everybody Knows Joe 31. The Bureau Chief, the Hermaphrodite, and the Marching Morons 32. The Fugue State and the Lonely Man 33. The Silly Season and Maggie's Wrong Pressing 34. Kornbluth, Klass, and the Moral Stance Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Cyril Kornbluth, 1923-1958 Part I. Life and Works 1. Futurians 2. In the North of Manhattan 3. George Washington Hill 4. An Irreverent Puck 5. The Mutant Title and the Fifth Convention 6. The Pirate and the Garbageman 7. An Interview with S.D. Gottesman 8. Cecil Corwin and the Fiction Avalanche 9. The Ineluctable Modality 10. The Ogre and the Literary Cabal 11. Before the Bodies Were Buried 12. The Detective Ace and the Flying Saucer 13. The Little Black Story 14. The New Face of Science Fiction 15. The Little Mother of Science Fiction 16. Vogting Old Van 17. Pack the Venus Ship with Connies 18. Launch of an Angry Novelist 19. The Miracle-Year of 1953 20. The Easy (Equals Bad) Way 21. The Sparrow in the Badminton Game 22. The Satellite of Mass Control 23. Tioga House 24. Hypertensive Year 25. The Death of Science Fiction 26. The Magical Number and the Magic Crutch 27. Two Celestial Lane 28. The End of the Modern 29. In the Age of the Masses Part II. The Split Personality in the Fiction 30. Everybody Knows Joe 31. The Bureau Chief, the Hermaphrodite, and the Marching Morons 32. The Fugue State and the Lonely Man 33. The Silly Season and Maggie's Wrong Pressing 34. Kornbluth, Klass, and the Moral Stance Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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