Brian W. Aldiss
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Brian W. Aldiss

Paul Kincaid

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Brian W. Aldiss

Paul Kincaid

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Brian W. Aldiss wrote classic science fiction novels like Report on Probability A and Hothouse. Billion Year Spree, his groundbreaking study of the field, defined the very meaning of SF and delineated its history. Yet Aldiss's discomfort with being a guiding spirit of the British New Wave and his pursuit of mainstream success characterized a lifelong ambivalence toward the genre.

Paul Kincaid explores the many contradictions that underlay the distinctive qualities of Aldiss's writing. Wartime experiences in Asia and the alienation that arose upon his return to the cold austerity of postwar Britain inspired themes and imagery that Aldiss drew upon throughout his career. He wrote of prolific nature overwhelming humanity, believed war was madness even though it provided him with the happiest period of his life, and found parallels in the static lives of Indian peasants and hidebound English society. As Kincaid shows, contradictions created tensions that fueled the metaphorical underpinnings of Aldiss's work and shaped not only his long career but the evolution of postwar British science fiction.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780252053474
Topic
Literatur
Subtopic
Literaturkritik

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APA 6 Citation

Kincaid, P. (2022). Brian W. Aldiss ([edition unavailable]). University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3528267/brian-w-aldiss-pdf (Original work published 2022)

Chicago Citation

Kincaid, Paul. (2022) 2022. Brian W. Aldiss. [Edition unavailable]. University of Illinois Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/3528267/brian-w-aldiss-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Kincaid, P. (2022) Brian W. Aldiss. [edition unavailable]. University of Illinois Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3528267/brian-w-aldiss-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Kincaid, Paul. Brian W. Aldiss. [edition unavailable]. University of Illinois Press, 2022. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.