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Genre/Form: | Biographies Livres numériques Biography |
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Named Person: | Arthur C Clarke; Arthur C Clarke |
Material Type: | Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gary Westfahl |
ISBN: | 0252050630 9780252050633 |
OCLC Number: | 1129858519 |
Description: | 1 ressource en ligne (217 pages). |
Contents: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Biographical Sketch; Chapter 2 Jocular Juvenilia; Chapter 3 Marvelous Machines; Chapter 4 The Conquest of Space; Chapter 5 Human Destinies; Chapter 6 Alien Encounters; Chapter 7 Under the Sea; Chapter 8 Future Faiths; Chapter 9 The Solitary Observer; Conclusion; Appendix: Clarke's "Collaborations" with Other Authors; An Arthur C. Clarke Bibliography; Bibliography of SecondarySources; Index. |
Series Title: | Modern masters of science fiction. |
Responsibility: | Gary Westfahl. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
"Gary Westfahl's compact critical biography closely yet succinctly examines everything from Clarke's British childhood through his last years on the island of Sri Lanka, his juvenilia through the numerous 'collaborations' that fill the last pages of his bibliography." --Shepherd Express "Gary Westfahl's Arthur C. Clarke (2018) fills the gap by offering a much-needed survey of Clarke's entire oeuvre, from his juvenilia to his many collaborations. This book will provide a useful starting place for future conversations about Clarke." --Science Fiction Studies "The legacy of Sir Arthur has finally been given justice, and therefore this guide is to be wholeheartedly recommended."--SFFWorld "Westfahl successfully relocates the context of Clarke's work, which in turn allows him to bring a fresh perspective even to oft-analyzed texts." --InterGalactic Medicine Show "This is the most insightful analysis of Clarke I have seen. It has many gems, such as this irresistible pearl: 'Clarke's characters anticipate the way that more and more people now live their lives. Clarke's characters, then, may someday be regarded as his most significant prediction of the future, making him seem more like a twenty-first century writer than a twentieth-century writer--perhaps the greatest compliment one can imagine for a science fiction writer.' His scaffold leading to this is of the highest quality."--Gregory Benford "A well-considered reevaluation of Arthur C. Clarke's legacy. . . . His analysis is most valuable in its scope, ranging beyond Clarke's major works and considering his myriad stories, his less successful novels, his nonfiction, and even his juvenilia."--Booklist Read more...

