Better to have loved : the life of Judith Merril
Merril, Judith, 1923-1997
Better to have loved : the life of Judith Merril / Judith Merril and Emily Pohl-Weary - 282 pages : illustrations
Includes index.
Writing my grandmother's autobiography Emily Pohl-Weary Prelude Transformation In the beginning A member of the universe High school What kind of feminist am I? (a short history of sex) (Some kind of) writing : science fiction and the futurians Virginia Kidd and futurian motherhood Give the girls a break! A (real?) writer : homage to Ted Sturgeon Getting started as a writer Kornbluth and Leiber and all ... Katherine MacLean and the ESP letter Walter Miller and the custody battles In appreciation of Mark Clifton Where do you get those crazy ideas? A power in the ghetto : swinging London, sour America, and "free" Canada Rochdale college : a "what if" time Toronto tulips traffic and grass : the love token of a token immigrant Living and working in the Toronto cultural scene Japan future probable The whole world is watching : considering the notions of privacy and publicy The 1980s : friendships and letters — Marian Engel and Gwendolyn MacEwen The crazies are dying Exorcism on parliament hill Growing old in the 1990's : dear friends A message to some Martians Improbable futures
Judith Merril was a pioneer of twentieth-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental worlds of science fiction, left politics, and Canadian literature. Better to Have Loved is illustrated with original art works, covers from classic science fiction magazines, period illustrations, and striking photograph.
1896357571
Merril, Judith, 1923-1997
Authors, American--20th century--Biography
Authors, Canadian--20th century--Biography
813.54
Better to have loved : the life of Judith Merril / Judith Merril and Emily Pohl-Weary - 282 pages : illustrations
Includes index.
Writing my grandmother's autobiography Emily Pohl-Weary Prelude Transformation In the beginning A member of the universe High school What kind of feminist am I? (a short history of sex) (Some kind of) writing : science fiction and the futurians Virginia Kidd and futurian motherhood Give the girls a break! A (real?) writer : homage to Ted Sturgeon Getting started as a writer Kornbluth and Leiber and all ... Katherine MacLean and the ESP letter Walter Miller and the custody battles In appreciation of Mark Clifton Where do you get those crazy ideas? A power in the ghetto : swinging London, sour America, and "free" Canada Rochdale college : a "what if" time Toronto tulips traffic and grass : the love token of a token immigrant Living and working in the Toronto cultural scene Japan future probable The whole world is watching : considering the notions of privacy and publicy The 1980s : friendships and letters — Marian Engel and Gwendolyn MacEwen The crazies are dying Exorcism on parliament hill Growing old in the 1990's : dear friends A message to some Martians Improbable futures
Judith Merril was a pioneer of twentieth-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental worlds of science fiction, left politics, and Canadian literature. Better to Have Loved is illustrated with original art works, covers from classic science fiction magazines, period illustrations, and striking photograph.
1896357571
Merril, Judith, 1923-1997
Authors, American--20th century--Biography
Authors, Canadian--20th century--Biography
813.54