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C.M. Kornbluth

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born

July 23, 1923 in New York City, The United States

died

March 21, 1958

gender

male

website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_M._Kornbluth

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

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Kornbluth was born and grew up in Inwood in New York City. As a teenager, he became a member of the Futurians, the influential group of science fiction fans and writers. While a member of the Futurians, he met and became friends with Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert A. W. Lowndes, and his future wife Mary Byers. He also participated in the Fantasy Amateur Press Association.

Kornbluth served in the US Army during World War II (European Theatre). He received a Bronze Star for his service in the Battle of the Bulge, where he served as a member of a heavy machine gun crew. Upon his discharge, he returned to finish his education, which had been interrupted by the war, at the University of Chicago. While living in Chicago he...more

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Books by C.M. Kornbluth

Average rating: 3.90 · 4,429 ratings · 275 reviews · 86 distinct works

	The Best of C. M. Kornbluth by C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	My rating:
	His Share of Glory by C.M. Kornbluth, Tim Szczesuil (Editor), Timothy Szczesuil 4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Marching Morons (Ballantine Sf, F760) 3.65 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1959	My rating:
	The Syndic 3.39 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1953 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Not This August by C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl (Afterword) 3.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1955 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Gunner Cade by C.M. Kornbluth, Judith Merril, Cyril Judd (pseud.) 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1952 — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Mile Beyond the Moon 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Thirteen O'clock And Other Zero Hours by C.M. Kornbluth, James Blish (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Little Black Bag and Other Stories by C.M. Kornbluth, William Coon 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Histoires de Voyages dans le Temps by C.M. Kornbluth, Jacques Goimard (Introduction), Cyril M. Kornbluth and all 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:

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Quotes by C.M. Kornbluth

“There are only so many people capable of putting together words that stir and move and sing. When it became possible to earn a very good living in advertising by exercising this capability, lyric poetry was left to untalented screwballs who had to shriek for attention and compete by eccentricity.”
― C.M. Kornbluth, The Space Merchants

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