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"You should not look a gift universe in the mouth." GKC
More than a few science fiction writer list Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday as being a major influence. Two I can list off the top of my head include Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett.
From the introduction: "He was proud to be a journalist, a Catholic apologist, and a faithful husband. He is frequently misrepresented as an imperialist, a bigot, or a drunk. All three charges are absurd."
I like this book already. We shall have to review it in the magazine, and I also have a Trifles item for the next issue. :-)
Wild Turkey asked about Chesterton's influence in science fiction? Also from the introduction:
"Jorge Luis Borges, Karel Capek, John Crowley,Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, R. A. Lafferty, C. S. Lewis, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Terry Pratchett, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Gene Wolfe and John C.Wright have all acknowledged his influence and his quite frequent insights. Internal evidence suggests that Poul Anderson, Alfred Bester, James Blish, Gregory Benford, C. J. Cherryh, Avram Davidson, Philip K. Dick, Gordon Dickson, William Gibson, Walter M. Miller, Michael Scott Rohan, Robert Sheckley, Cordwainer Smith, L.Neil Smith, and many others can be added to the list."
I wonder if Italo Calvino was influenced by GKC's fiction (since Calvino, J.L. Borges and G.G. Marquez are all contemporaries coming from the same genre of fantastical fiction).
Especially looks interesting if you have an interest in science fiction.
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More than a few science fiction writer list Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday as being a major influence. Two I can list off the top of my head include Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett.
ReplyDeleteFrom the introduction: "He was proud to be a journalist, a Catholic apologist, and a faithful husband. He is frequently
ReplyDeletemisrepresented as an imperialist, a bigot, or a drunk. All three charges are absurd."
I like this book already. We shall have to review it in the magazine, and I also have a Trifles item for the next issue. :-)
Wild Turkey asked about Chesterton's influence in science fiction? Also from the introduction:
ReplyDelete"Jorge Luis Borges, Karel Capek, John Crowley,Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, R. A. Lafferty, C. S. Lewis, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Terry Pratchett, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Gene Wolfe and John C.Wright have all acknowledged his influence and his quite frequent insights. Internal
evidence suggests that Poul Anderson, Alfred Bester, James Blish, Gregory Benford, C. J. Cherryh, Avram Davidson, Philip K. Dick, Gordon Dickson, William Gibson, Walter M. Miller, Michael Scott Rohan, Robert Sheckley,
Cordwainer Smith, L.Neil Smith, and many others can be added to the list."
Ok? :-)
I wonder if Italo Calvino was influenced by GKC's fiction (since Calvino, J.L. Borges and G.G. Marquez are all contemporaries coming from the same genre of fantastical fiction).
ReplyDelete[Calvino being one of my favorite writers.]