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The Book
of Philip José Farmer |
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Science
fiction collection.
Subtitle: Or The Wares of Simple
Simon's Custard Pie and Space Man.
11 stories, an article, a biography, an extract, and an essay by
someone else: "My
Sister's Brother" , "Skinburn",
"The
Alley Man", "Father's
in the
Basement", "Towards
the Beloved
City", "Totem
and Taboo" *,
"Don't
Wash the Carats", "The
Sumerian
Oath", "The
Voice of the Sonar in
my Vermiform Appendix" *,
"Brass
and Gold" *, "Only
Who Can Make a Tree?", "An
Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke" (article), "Sexual
Implications of the Charge of the Light Brigade" (extract), "The
Obscure Life and Hard Times of Kilgore Trout" (fictional
biography) and "Thanks
for the Feast -
Notes on Philip José Farmer" (essay by Leslie A.
Fiedler).
In later editions the stories marked *
are
replaced with: "The
Last Rise of
Nick Adams", "The
Freshman"
and "Uproar in Acheron".
Nominated for the Locus
Award (1974 - Best Collection: 9th).
DEDICATION: "To My Sister, Joan" - only in the Berkley editions. |
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COVER TEXT:
It is impossible
to characterize Philip José Farmer's writings in any simple
way. He has written straight science fiction which has won reader
applause. He has written avant-garde meaning-within-meaning fiction
which has captured awards. He has written novels different from any
science fiction before or since and has won a Hugo for them.
How can you pin this science fiction genius down? The answer may be
here in this book. Here you will find Farmer's own selection of what
pleases him - and what pleases him is sure to cover the tastes of every
reader.
Here's love on other worlds, here's alien horrors, here's the
unexpected future. Here, too, are stories that defy easy
classification. And to top off the cake here is Farmer's remarkable
interview with Tarzan, his revelation of the real literary career of
Kilgore Trout, and Lelie Fiedler's uncensored essay on - PHILIP
JOSÉ FARMER.
(DAW
edition.) |
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PUBLICATION HISTORY
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