Twinkling of an Eye

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Writer, soldier, bookseller, father: Brian Aldiss has earned many titles in his life. In the Twinkling of an Eye is a candid, vivid and charming look at the stories behind this distinctive writer of fiction.His life as a struggling novelist is unflinchingly laid bare. There are recollections of the beauty and freedoms of Sumatra, the camaraderie of the army and the sobriety of post-war England, bookselling in Oxford, marital breakdown and financial impoverishment. With insight and honesty, Aldiss delves into his role in the new wave of science fiction writing in the 1960s, and his friendships with his contemporaries: Anthony Storr, J. G. Ballard, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Michael Moorcock and William Boyd.This is Aldiss at his most-versatile, outspoken best.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-07-30
Mått:129 x 198 x 38 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Brian Aldiss Collection
Antal sidor:584
Förlag:HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:9780007482580
Miljömärkning:Produced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.

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Klassisk science fiction inom Fantasy, SciFi och skräck

Mer om författaren

Brian Aldiss, OBE, was a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. Born in Norfolk in 1925, after leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story ‘Criminal Record’, which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954. Passing away in 2017, over the course of his life Aldiss wrote nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories – becoming one of the pre-eminent science fiction writers of the 20th and 21st century.

Recensioner i media

‘Aldiss is a magician’ Sunday Times‘The titan of science fiction.’ Telegraph‘Brian Aldiss is one of the most influential – and one of the best – SF writers Britain has ever produced.’ Iain M Banks‘The best contemporary writer of science fiction.’ Guardian‘One of the truly prophetic figures of the space age… the colossus of science fiction’New Yorker‘Once again he demonstrates the power of his imagination.’ Daily Mail