C. M. Kornbluth : The Life and Works of a

Cyril Kornbluth is a legendary figure in science fiction. As a teenager in the years before World War II, he wrote prolifically and brilliantly under multiple pennames. After military service he developed a voice distinctive for its commanding intelligence, passion, and wit, displaying it in a string of novels and short stories including his award-winning The Little Black Bag. His sudden death in 1958, at the early age of 35, marked the end of an era--it was a time when his chosen literary field was contemplating its potential demise. This comprehensive biography tells the story of this remarkable writer and his works for the first time.

Mark Rich has written multiple books on toys and toy manufacturing, along with numerous articles on science fiction literature. He lives in Cashton, Wisconsin.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. 1
Introduction: Cyril Kornbluth, 1923-1958	p. 3
Life and Works
Futurians	p. 9
In the North of Manhattan	p. 15
George Washington Hill	p. 21
An Irreverent Puck	p. 29
The Mutant Title and the Fifth Convention	p. 39
The Pirate and the Garbageman	p. 53
An Interview with S.D. Gottesman	p. 63
Cecil Corwin and the Fiction Avalanche	p. 75
The Ineluctable Modality	p. 89
The Ogre and the Literary Cabal	p. 99
Before the Bodies Were Buried	p. 111
The Detective Ace and the Flying Saucer	p. 126
The Little Black Story	p. 146
The New Face of Science Fiction	p. 159
The Little Mother of Science Fiction	p. 166
Vogting Old Van	p. 173
Pack the Venus Ship with Connies	p. 189
Launch of an Angry Novelist	p. 201
The Miracle-Year of 1953	p. 219
The Easy (Equals Bad) Way	p. 233
The Sparrow in the Badminton Game	p. 246
The Satellite of Mass Control	p. 263
Tioga House	p. 270
Hypertensive Year	p. 278
The Death of Science Fiction	p. 288
The Magical Number and the Magic Crutch	p. 304
Two Celestial Lane	p. 315
The End of the Modern	p. 330
In the Age of the Masses	p. 347
The Split Personality in the Fiction
Everybody Knows Joe	p. 357
The Bureau Chief, the Hermaphrodite, and the Marching Morons	p. 365
The Fugue State and the Lonely Man	p. 369
The Silly Season and Maggie's Wrong Pressing	p. 373
Kornbluth, Klass, and the Moral Stance	p. 379
Chapter Notes	p. 383
Bibliography	p. 423
Index	p. 427
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