photo by Bernard Gotfryd, 1986 or 1988 | Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008)Includes the names: Tom Disch, Thomas Dishe, Thomas Disch, Thomas M. Dish, Thomas M. Disch, Disch; Thomas M., Thomas Michael Disch, Thomas M. comp. Disch, Thomas M. Disch - Ed., M.THOMAS (1940) DISCH ... (see complete list), Editor Thomas M. Disch, Thomas M. editor. Disch, トマス・M・ディッシュ, トーマス・M・ディッシュ 6,652 (21,683) | 338 | 3,171 | (3.64) | 26 | 0 | 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. 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) — biography from Camp Concentration … (more) |
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Thomas M. Disch has 2 past events. (show)  Octavia Books Science Fiction Book Club - THE DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF (September 2014) The Octavia Books Science Fiction Book Club has chosen The Dreams Our Stuff is Made of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World for September. Come meet some new folks and discuss on Saturday, September 13, 2014, 10:30 A.M. From one of science fiction's most acclaimed novelists comes this engrossing journey through the books, movies, and television programs that have shaped our perspective of both the present and the future. In an uncompromising, often irreverent survey of the genre from Edgar Allan Poe to Philip K. Dick to Star Trek, Thomas M. Disch analyzes science fiction's impact on technological innovation, fashion, lifestyle, military strategy, the media, and much more.
An illuminating look at the art of science fiction (with a practitioner's insight into craft), as well as a work of pointed literary and cultural criticism, The Dreams Our Stuff is Made of reveals how this "pulp genre" has captured the popular imagination while transforming the physical and social world in which we live.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Thomas M. Disch is the author of such classic works of science fiction as Camp Concentration, 334, The Brave Little Toaster, and On Wings of Song, all of which are cited in David Pringle's Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels. His criticism has appeared in the country's leading magazines and newspapers. His book The Castle of Indolence was a nominee for the National Book Critic Circle's Award in Criticism.
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Octavia Books Science Fiction Book Club Thomas M. Disch , 334. The Octavia Books Science Fiction Book Club will discuss Thomas Disch's 334. We hope you will consider joining us! (booksense)
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