Thomas M. Disch

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Thomas M. Disch


Born
in Des Moines, Iowa, The United States
February 02, 1940

Died
July 04, 2008

Website

Genre
Horror, Science Fiction, Poetry


Thomas Michael Disch was an American science fiction writer and poet. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book—previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book"—in 1999. He had two other Hugo nominations and nine Nebula Award nominations to his credit, plus one win of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, a Rhysling Award, and two Seiun Awards, among others.

His writing includes substantial periodical work, such as regular book and theater reviews for The Nation, The Weekly Standard, Harper's, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Times Literary Supplement, and Entertainment Weekly.

As a fiction writer and a poet, Disch felt typecast by his science fiction roots. "I have a class theory of literature. I come from the wrong ...more

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“Genius is an infinite capacity for pain.”
― Thomas M. Disch, Camp Concentration
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“Laughter is just a slowed down scream of terror.”
― Thomas Disch
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“It considered trying to explain their error to them, but what would be the use? They would only go away with hurt feelings. You can't always expect people, or squirrels, to be rational.”
― Thomas M. Disch, The Brave Little Toaster
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