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James (Benjamin) Blish | | Variant Name: |
James Blish, James Benjamin Blish, William Atheling, Jr., Marcus Lyons, John MacDougal, Arthur Merlin, Luke Torley | | Birth Date: |
May 23, 1921 | | Death Date: |
July 30, 1975 | | Place of Birth: |
East Orange, New Jersey | | Place of Death: |
London, England | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male |
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 Biography of James (Benjamin) Blish
8,994 words, approx. 30 pages
 James Benjamin Blish began writing stories for the specialized science-fiction magazines during the 1940s while he was an editor of a trade newspaper in New York. Although he had published dozens of books, mostly science fiction, it was not until Blish... 
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 James Blish Information
2,701 words, approx. 9 pages
 James Benjamin Blish (East Orange, New Jersey, May 23, 1921 – Henley-on-Thames, July 30, 1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling...
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Blish, Whit
11/14/2004: 104 words, approx. 0 pages Blish, Whit Died peacefully, Saturday November 13, 2004, age 78. Beloved husband of Diana. Proud father of Jefferey (Venera) Blish, Christopher (Karen) Blish, the late Dana (Sandi Terri) Blish, Jema (Ray) Kapinus, Candy (Ken) Schopp, Keeley (Dave) Arredondo, Barbara (James) Vincent, and Shannon... summary from source:
Publishers Weekly James Blish: A Dusk of Idols and Other Stories. (book reviews)
11/18/1996: 227 words, approx. 1 pages Edited by Francis Lyall. Severn (Chivers,USA, dist.), $24 (182p) ISBN 0-7278-4967-0 Though best known for his novels, particularly his Cities in Flight tetralogy, Blish (1921-1975) wrote hundreds of stories during his life (as well as numerous Star Trek teleplays). In this follow-up to...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Brian M. Stableford
4,168 words, approx. 14 pages
When a number of writers, including Kurt Vonnegut, expressed resentment at the fact that their work was thought of as "science fiction," and did everything in their power to avoid the label, Blish campaigned for all "loyal" science fiction writers to insist that their works should be clearly labelled, and for they themselves to wear the title of "SF writer" with pride. He was always an earnest advocate of … [specifying] that known scientific facts should neve... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Thomas D. Clareson
642 words, approx. 2 pages
James Blish leads a double role. As Blish he is one of the most accomplished sf novelists now writing, as attested by such titles as Black Easter, Cities in Flight, and the recently published And All the Stars a Stage. As William Atheling, he has equal importance as one of the most provocative critics now writing of the genre. More Issues at Hand confirms this importance. He is one of the few popular critics who has always measured sf by its artistic merit and who explicitly shows himself aware of its relat... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Richard D. Mullen
461 words, approx. 2 pages
Although some of the contradictions [in Blish's Cities in Flight tetralogy] surely result from authorial carelessness, forgetfulness, or indifference, they are too numerous and too prominent to be regarded as anything other than an essential feature of the overall story. Since point of view is rigidly controlled throughout the work, every statement can be attributed to one or another of the various characters. Given this fact, we can make sense of the tetralogy by regarding it, not as a fiction in wh...
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