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John Brunner
Jad Smith
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Description for John Brunner
Paperback. Explores the parallel worlds of a prolific master of science fiction Series: Modern Masters of Science Fiction. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, John Brunner (1934–1995) was one of the most prolific and influential science fiction authors of the late twentieth century. During his exemplary career, the British author wrote with a stamina matched by only a few other great science fiction writers and with a literary quality of even fewer, importing modernist techniques into his novels and stories and probing every major theme of his generation: robotics, racism, drugs, space exploration, technological warfare, and ecology. In this first intensive review of Brunner's life and works, Jad Smith carefully demonstrates how Brunner's much-neglected early fiction laid the ... Read more
Under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, John Brunner (1934–1995) was one of the most prolific and influential science fiction authors of the late twentieth century. During his exemplary career, the British author wrote with a stamina matched by only a few other great science fiction writers and with a literary quality of even fewer, importing modernist techniques into his novels and stories and probing every major theme of his generation: robotics, racism, drugs, space exploration, technological warfare, and ecology. In this first intensive review of Brunner's life and works, Jad Smith carefully demonstrates how Brunner's much-neglected early fiction laid the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Modern Masters of Science Fiction
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252078811
SKU
V9780252078811
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About Jad Smith
Jad Smith is an associate professor of English at Eastern Illinois University.
Reviews for John Brunner
"Smith paints a vivid picture of a frequently overlooked yet highly influential author whose work bridged classic science fiction and New Wave. Highly recommended."
Choice "It is to be hoped that this book succeeds in its aim of establishing John Brunner in his rightful place as one of the truly important modern writers of fantastic fiction."
Wormwood "Smith paints a fascinating ... Read more
Choice "It is to be hoped that this book succeeds in its aim of establishing John Brunner in his rightful place as one of the truly important modern writers of fantastic fiction."
Wormwood "Smith paints a fascinating ... Read more