Millemondinverno 1973: tre romanzi completi di Fredric Brown

by Fredric Brown, Mario Galli (translator), Adria Mandrini (translator)

Il crescente successo del Millemondi estivo, giunto nel 1973 al suo terzo numero, ci ha indotto a preparare per i nostri lettori anche un Millemondi invernale, che uscirà d'ora in poi regolarmente in periodo di strenne. La formula resta la stessa: volumi contenenti romanzi o racconti di un unico autore, che via via formeranno una piccola biblioteca classica della fantascienza. Dopo Asimov, Wyndham e Leinster, è ora la volta di Fredric Brown, con tre dei suoi più famosi ed estrosi romanzi: la scanzonata avventura anarchica-spaziale del vagabondo Crag, l'agghiacciante epidemia di suicidi che tiene in una stretta di terrore un tranquillo villaggio americano, e la insuperata scorribanda parodistica negli universi della fantascienza di cui è vittima ed eroe uno sprovveduto cittadino del nostro tempo.

Indice:
Gli strani suicidi di Bartlesville (The Mind Thing, 1961)
Il vagabondo dello spazio (Rogue in Space, 1957)
Assurdo universo (What Mad Universe, 1949)

Copertina di Karel Thole

414 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Fredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer. He was one of the boldest early writers in genre fiction in his use of narrative experimentation. While never in the front rank of popularity in his lifetime, Brown has developed a considerable cult following in the almost half century since he last wrote. His works have been periodically reprinted and he has a worldwide fan base, most notably in the U.S. and Europe, and especially in France, where there have been several recent movie adaptations of his work. He also remains popular in Japan.

Never financially secure, Brown - like many other pulp writers - often wrote at a furious pace in order to pay bills. This accounts, at least in part, for the uneven quality of his work. A newspaperman by profession, Brown was only able to devote 14 years of his life as a full-time fiction writer. Brown was also a heavy drinker, and this at times doubtless affected his productivity. A cultured man and omnivorous reader whose interests ranged far beyond those of most pulp writers, Brown had a lifelong interest in the flute, chess, poker, and the works of Lewis Carroll. Brown married twice and was the father of two sons.

Reviews

[Stefano Amadei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bella raccolta, vale la pena soprattutto per il secondo e il terzo. Il primo è un po' particolare e potrebbe non piacere; peccato che i tre libri li avessi già letti tutti!