Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008)
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Über den Autor
Thomas Disch was a popular & prolific poet, playwright, essayist, & novelist. He is the author of many works of science fiction & the poetry collections "Dark verses & Light" & "Yes, Let's: New & Selected Poems". (Publisher Provided) Thomas M. Disch was born in Des Moines, Iowa on February 2, 1940. mehr anzeigen He dropped out of the architecture program at Cooper Union, and then left New York University after he sold a short story entitled The Double Timer. His first novel, The Genocides, was published in 1965. His other novels include The House That Fear Built, 334, The M.D., The Priest, The Word of God: Or, Holy Writ Rewritten, and Clara Reeve written under the pseudonym Leonie Hargreave. He won several awards including the 1969 Ditmar Award for Camp Concentration, the O. Henry Award in 1975 for Getting into Death and in 1977 for Xmas, the 1980 John W. Campbell, Jr. Memorial Award for On Wings of Song, and the 1981 British Science Fiction Award for The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances. He was also wrote poetry, opera librettos, plays, and criticism of theater, films and art. His collections of poetry include Here I Am, There You Are, Where Are We; The Dark Old House; Yes, Let's: New and Selected Poetry; and Dark Verses and Light. He won the 1999 biennial Michael Braude Award for Light Poetry for A Child's Garden of Grammar, the Locus and Hugo Awards for 1999 for The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World, and the Puschcart Prize for The First Annual Performance Art Festival at Slaughter Rock Battlefield. His criticism appeared in several publications including The Nation, The New York Daily News, and The New York Sun. In 1987, he wrote a script for the television series Miami Vice. He shot himself on July 4, 2008 at the age of 68. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: photo by Bernard Gotfryd, 1986 or 1988
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Werke von Thomas M. Disch
The Castle of Perseverance: Job Opportunities in Contemporary Poetry (Poets on Poetry) (2002) 10 Exemplare
Descending 8 Exemplare
Voices of the Kill [short fiction] 7 Exemplare
Fun With Your New Head [short story] 7 Exemplare
Thomas l'incredulo 5 Exemplare
The Roaches 5 Exemplare
The Asian Shore {novelette} 4 Exemplare
In Xanadu 4 Exemplare
La stanza vuota 4 Exemplare
Things Lost 3 Exemplare
The Squirrel Cage 3 Exemplare
The Number You Have Reached [short fiction] 3 Exemplare
The Man Who Had No Idea [short fiction] 3 Exemplare
Canned Goods (Short story) 3 Exemplare
The Santa Claus Compromise [short fiction] 2 Exemplare
The Shadow 2 Exemplare
Highway Sandwiches 2 Exemplare
The White Man [short story] 2 Exemplare
Narcissus 2 Exemplare
Total Amnesia: The Complete Text and Programming Notes of the World's Most Famous Lost Computer Game (2021) 2 Exemplare
Tomorrow: Science Fiction and the Future 2 Exemplare
Minnesota Gothic [short story] 2 Exemplare
The Birds [short fiction] 2 Exemplare
The Owl and the Pussycat [short story] 2 Exemplare
Jour de Fête [short story] 2 Exemplare
The Grown-Up [short fiction] 2 Exemplare
Logor koncentracije 1 Exemplar
Torturing Mr. Amberwell 1 Exemplar
Ciencia ficción : primera seleccion 1 Exemplar
334 - 1974 Nebula Award Nominee 1 Exemplar
TRIPLICITY by THOMAS M DISCH Nelson Doubleday 1965 1966 1967 BCE HC [Hardcover] Thomas M Disch 1 Exemplar
Mort et la jeune fille solitaire 1 Exemplar
198…199 1 Exemplar
"A Vacation on Earth" (in SF 12) 1 Exemplar
Poems (in Paris Review 158 - PLIMPTON) 1 Exemplar
Mutability 1 Exemplar
Painting Eggplants {short story} 1 Exemplar
Prayer to Pleasure {poem} 1 Exemplar
The Vengeance of Hera 1 Exemplar
The First Annual Performance Art Festival at the Slaughter Rock Battlefield {short story} 1 Exemplar
A Knight at the Opera {short story} 1 Exemplar
The Flneurs of Mars 1 Exemplar
Terra all'infinito 1 Exemplar
Josie and the Elevator 1 Exemplar
Nada 1 Exemplar
Come To Venus Melancholy 1 Exemplar
The Wall of America [short story] 1 Exemplar
1972 1 Exemplar
The Hawk & the Metaphor 1 Exemplar
Concepts [novelette] 1 Exemplar
Storie del bene e del male 1 Exemplar
Et in Arcadia ego 1 Exemplar
The Revelation [short story] 1 Exemplar
The story of faith [short fiction] 1 Exemplar
In Praise of New York {poem} 1 Exemplar
Quincunx [short fiction] 1 Exemplar
The Fugitive {poem} 1 Exemplar
The Politics of Darkness {poem} 1 Exemplar
Ode on the Source of the Clitumnus {poem} 1 Exemplar
Robot 32 : Nuove costellazioni 1 Exemplar
In Praise of Older Women {short story} 1 Exemplar
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection (2003) — Mitwirkender — 233 Exemplare
The Vintage Book of Amnesia: An Anthology of Writing on the Subject of Memory Loss (2000) — Mitwirkender — 216 Exemplare
The Heat Death of the Universe and Other Stories (1988) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 94 Exemplare
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Mitwirkender — 69 Exemplare
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Eighth Annual Collection (1979) — Mitwirkender — 64 Exemplare
The American Shore: Meditations on a Tale of Science Fiction by Thomas M. Disch--"Angouleme" (1978) 40 Exemplare
Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy of and for Our Time (1984) — Mitwirkender — 36 Exemplare
Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit. Die Alpträume des Philip K. Dick (1991) — Mitwirkender — 24 Exemplare
Holding your eight hands; an anthology of science fiction verse (1969) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1980, Vol. 59, No. 2 (1980) — Autor — 18 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1983, Vol. 64, No. 5 (1983) — Mitwirkender — 12 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 56. Jeffty ist fünf. (1980) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 15 [Mid-December 1991] (1991) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1989, Vol. 77, No. 4 (1989) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 65: Cyrion in Bronze (1983) — Mitwirkender, einige Ausgaben — 10 Exemplare
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 16, No. 4 & 5 [April 1992] (1992) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1988, Vol. 75, No. 5 (1988) — Autor — 10 Exemplare
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 2002, Vol. 102, No. 4 (2002) — Mitwirkender — 9 Exemplare
The Little Magazine, v. 11, #1, Spring 1977 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
The Little Magazine, v. 10, #1-2, Spring Summer 1976 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
S-Fマガジン 2009年 05月号 [雑誌] — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
季刊NW-SF 1972年 01月 第5号 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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Wissenswertes
- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Disch, Thomas M.
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Disch, Thomas Michael
- Andere Namen
- Demijohn, Thom
Hargrave, Leonie (pseudonym)
Knye, Cassandra (pseudonym together with John Sladek)
Tharp, Beebe (pseudonym)
Disch, Tom - Geburtstag
- 1940-02-02
- Todestag
- 2008-07-04
- Begräbnisort
- Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Sterbeort
- New York, New York, USA
- Todesursache
- suicide
- Wohnorte
- Roseville, Minnesota, USA
New York, New York, USA - Ausbildung
- Cooper Union
New York University - Berufe
- theater critic
author
poet
playwright
essayist
novelist - Beziehungen
- Naylor, Charles (partner)
- Organisationen
- The Nation
New York Daily News
PEN
National Book Critics Circle
Writers Guild of America East - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1981)
Michael Braude Award for Light Verse (1999)
Hugo Award (nonfiction work, 1999)
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1980)
Pushcart Prize (1998)
Rhysling Award (1981) (Zeige alle 12)
Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story (1970, 1982)
British Science Fiction Association Award (1981)
Locus Award (1981, 1999)
Ditmar Award (1969)
Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award (1989)
O. Henry Prize (1975, 1979) - Agent
- Karpfinger Agency
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Earth invaded, conquered & terraformed in Name that Book (August 2012)
Short sci fi story - endless stairs in Name that Book (Dezember 2009)
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