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"Alfred Bester's classic short stories and the canonical novel The Stars My Destination made him a science fiction legend. Fans and scholars praise him as a genre-bending pioneer and cyberpunk forefather. Writers like Neil Gaiman and William Gibson celebrate his prophetic vision and stylis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Jad (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Series:Modern masters of science fiction.
Subjects:
Bester, Alfred > Criticism and interpretation.
Bester, Alfred.
Bester, Alfred
Bester, Alfred > 1913-1987
1900-1999
Science fiction, American > History and criticism.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Science Fiction & Fantasy.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Authors, American
Science fiction, American
Electronic books.
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Alfred Bester: The Insider's Outsider
  • Chapter 1 Beginnings: Early Life and First Stories
  • Chapter 2 Of Things to Come: The Astounding and Unknown Stories
  • Chapter 3 Comics, Radio, and the Return to SF
  • Chapter 4 The Eureka Years
  • Chapter 5 Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
  • Chapter 6 Hiatus and Search for a New Style
  • Conclusion
  • An Alfred Bester Bibliography.

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