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Kurt Singer (2) (1911–2005)

Author of Hemingway: life and death of a giant

For other authors named Kurt Singer, see the disambiguation page.

Kurt Singer (2) has been aliased into Kurt D. Singer.

70+ Works 234 Members 7 Reviews

Series

Works by Kurt Singer

Works have been aliased into Kurt D. Singer.

Spies Who Changed History (2012) 13 copies
Tales of the Macabre (1969) 8 copies
The World's Greatest Spy Stories (1958) — Editor — 6 copies
Tales From The Unknown (1970) 6 copies, 1 review
Galaxia (1981) 6 copies, 1 review
Spionage verhalen 6 copies, 1 review
My Strangest Case (1964) 6 copies
I can't sleep at night: 13 weird tales (1966) — Editor — 6 copies
Kurt Singer's Ghost Omnibus (1965) 6 copies, 1 review
The Gothic Reader (1966) 5 copies
Horror (1974) 5 copies
The Unearthly (1965) 5 copies
Horror (1971) 4 copies
Kurt Singer's Second Ghost Omnibus (1967) 4 copies, 1 review
Tales of the Uncanny (1968) — Editor — 4 copies
Kurt Singer's Ghost Book (1965) 3 copies
HORROR 7 3 copies
Crime Omnibus (1961) 3 copies
Horror Band 2 (1971) 3 copies, 1 review
I spied and survived (1980) 2 copies
Spy omnibus (1959) 2 copies
Horror 5. (1980) 2 copies
Omnibus pour l'espionnage 2 copies, 1 review
Gothic Horror Book (1974) 1 copy
Shriek 1 copy
The Danny Kaye saga (1957) 1 copy
Tales of terror (1976) 1 copy
Women Spies (1953) 1 copy
Danny Kaye 1 copy
Relatos satanicos (1975) 1 copy
Horror - Band 3 (1972) 1 copy

Associated Works

Works have been aliased into Kurt D. Singer.

Bloch and Bradbury (1969) — Editor, some editions — 35 copies, 1 review
Poltergeist: Tales of Deadly Ghosts (1987) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Other names
Deutsch, Kurt (birth name)
Birthdate
1911-08-10
Date of death
2005-12-14
Gender
male
Education
University of Zurich
Occupations
writer
editor
publisher
spy (World War II)
anti-Nazi writer
Organizations
Singer Communications Inc. (founder and president)
Danish Peace Academy
Short biography
The Vienna native grew up in Berlin and became an anti-Nazi activist and underground publisher in Germany in 1933. He eventually fled to Stockholm where he founded a pro-Allies newspaper and a committee to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl von Ossietzky from a concentration camp. 

He later became a spy and provided the Allies with information about Russian and Nazi activities, the Times said. 

Singer left Sweden for the United States after it banned his biography of Hitler henchman Hermann Goering -- "Goering: Germany's Most Dangerous Man" -- in 1940. His next book was 1943's "Duel for the Northland: The War of Enemy Agents in Scandinavia." 

The prolific author wrote many books about spies and crime and penned a variety of biographies ranging from actor Danny Kaye to President Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as children's books. 

He founded the news service Singer Communications Inc. in Anaheim, Calif., in 1955 and served as its president.
Nationality
Austria (birth)
USA (naturalized 1951)
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Places of residence
Austria
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
USA
Place of death
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Map Location
USA

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Reviews

7 reviews
Oh what a maddening book this is. Firstly, why the hell is it called a ghost omnibus when only about half the stories are actually involving ghosts (if that)? Secondly for every actually well written story there's frustratingly ALMOST good stories ruined by bad story telling - hint to whoever wrote the final werewolf tale: don't put "Were Girl" in the title of your story and then make the fact a girl in the story is a wolf out to be some kind of hint, okay? And finally there's a couple of show more absolute clunkers - some terrible Robert Bloch of Lovecraft fanfic and an August Derleth story which although containing a few good ideas is kind of what you expect from a twelve year old writing a story about the undead. But the good bits are great and the cover alone is worth finding this one for... show less
Quite an interesting mix of pieces in this book, some claiming to be true accounts. I did like it, but several pieces tended to ramble on more than they needed to. It could have done with following a narrower theme, too. As it is, it jumps around too much, both in style and subject.
This slim (126 pp) paperback consists of part (half?) of an earlier hardback collection. My guess is that it's complied exclusively from stories originally published in Weird Tales magazine. It includes two of Seabury Quinn's Jules de Grandin stories and one of Manly Wade Wellman's (as "Gans T Field") Judge Pursuivant stories. The quality is variable and all the stories are showing their age - internal evidence points to the 1940s - but it's interesting to read the more obscure "Weird show more Tales", and they have a period charm. show less
Magnífica recopilación de relatos extraídos de Omnibus of Science Fiction (1952), de Groff Conklin (aunque en la portada aparece como recopilador Kurt Singer, no es así).

La herencia (1942), de Robert Abernathy. Donde el narrador no cuenta la historia de su amigo Nicholas Doody, viajero del tiempo. Dicha historia transcurre en un futuro lejano donde los perros han evolucionado. Buen comienzo para la antología.

La piedra y la lanza (1950), de Raymond F. Jones. En una época donde priman show more las investigaciones atómicas, el doctor Dell deja el laboratorio por las plantaciones agrícolas. Dicha huerta recibirá la visita de Curt, que descubrirá un horrible secreto. Buen relato.

Tenemos lo que usted necesita (1945), de Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner y Catherine L. Moore), es lo que reza el letrero de una curiosa tienda, lo que llama la atención del periodista Tim Carmichael. Genial relato, que bien podría haber sido un episodio de The Twilight Zone.

El muñeco del espacio (1952), de Anthony Boucher. Curioso e interesante relato de extraterrestres entre nosotros.

El cazador de cabezas (1951), de Ralph Williams. El relato comienza con un hombre huyendo desesperadamente, no sabemos de qué o de quién, que va a dar con un par de cazadores. Al contarles su historia, todos deciden ir tras lo que aterraba al hombre huido. Muy buen relato. No sé, pero parece que el guionista de Predator se lo leyó.

El tren número 86 (1950), de A.J. Deutsch. Un tren con todos sus pasajeros ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Roger Tupelo, matemático de Harvard, tiene la idea de que realmente no ha desaparecido, sino que no lo vemos, es como si estuviera en otra dimensión, aunque tampoco es esto. Una joya absoluta, el gran descubrimiento de la antología.

Edificio espacial (1952), de Richard Matheson. Ruth comenta a su marido lo extraño que le parece el portero del nuevo edificio en el que viven. Es un inicio casi de comedia con dos matrimonios comentando y averiguando las rarezas del nuevo entorno. Pero el final, ay, el final. Grande Matheson.

El ganador lo pierde todo (1951), de Jack Vance. Una nave espacial decide investigar un planeta donde podría haber mineral radiactivo. Al mismo tiempo, se nos habla del unigen, un organismo inteligente, cuyos componentes son nodos móviles. Gran relato. Pocos autores como Vance saben describirnos paisajes y entidades exóticas.

Sueños felices (1951), de Ralph Robin. El protagonista visita a su amigo Gniss, vigilante jefe, que decide mostrarle como diversión los sueños del rebelde Stak. Pero se encontrarán con una sorpresa inesperada. Buen relato.

Costumbres sociales (1952), de H.B. Fyfe. Curioso relato, donde se nos muestra a un personaje que vive en una mansión con sus robots. Cuando se entera, por otro conocido, de que una mujer vive cerca, decide visitarla con algunos de sus robots. No está mal.

El arma (1951), de Fredric Brown. Uno de esos relatos breves del Maestro Brown, con giro final sorpresa, y que además te hace pensar.

Marea alta (1950), de Wyman Guin. El relato comienza de manera extraña, con el protagonista narrando los días que pasó abandonado en una isla, donde además fue torturado. Después sabremos que está en una misión como Operador. Buen relato.
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Chester Geier Contributor
David Eynon Contributor
Rod Serling Contributor
Peter Phillips Contributor
Seabury Quinn Contributor
Charles King Contributor
Emil Petaja Contributor
Carroll John Daly Contributor
William Tenn Contributor
Arthur J. Burks Contributor
Margaret St. Clair Contributor
P. Schuyler Miller Contributor
Helen W. Kasson Contributor
Josh Kirby Cover artist

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