Harlan Ellison (27. maj 1934 – 27. jun 2018)[3] bio je američki pisac naučne fantastike poznat po svom neugodnom karakteru, 1.700 napisanih knjiga i priča i po činjenici da je najnagrađeniji pisac SF-a svih vremena s 54 raznih nagrada od kojih se ističe 11 nagrada Hugo.[4] Njegova najpoznatija dela su priče iz 1960-ih Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream i A Boy and His Dog. Tokom svoje duge karijere Ellison je često radio za televiziju i pisao je scenarije za epizode serija Star Trek i The Outer Limits,[5] a sarađivao je i u serijama The Twilight Zone i Babylon 5.

Harlan Ellison
Ellison 1986. godine
Biografske informacije
RođenjeHarlan Jay Ellison
(1934-05-27)27. 5. 1934.
Sjedinjene Američke Države Cleveland, Ohio, SAD[1]
Smrt27. 6. 2018. (dob: 84)
Sjedinjene Američke Države Los Angeles, Kalifornija,SAD
PseudonimCordwainer Bird, Nalrah Nosille[2]
Supružnik
  • Charlotte B. Stein (v. 1956 —  r. 1960)
  • Billie Joyce Sanders (v. 1960 —  r. 1963)
  • Loretta (Basham) Patrick (v. 1966 —  r. 1966)
  • Loretta (Basham) Patrick (v. 1966 —  r. 1966)
  • Lori Horowitz (v. 1976 —  r. 1977)
  • Susan Toth (v. 1986 —  s. 2018)
Obrazovanje
Zanimanjepisac, scenarista
Opus
1955–2018
Književne vrstespekulativna fikcija, science fiction, fantasy, kriminalistički žanr, detektivski žanr, horor, filmska kritika
Inspiracija
Web-stranica
harlanellison.com/home.htm

Odabrana dela

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Romani i novele

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  • Web of the City (1958) (originalni naziv: Rumble)
  • The Man With Nine Lives (1960) (drugi naziv: The Sound of a Scythe)
  • Spider Kiss (1961) (originalni naziv: Rockabilly)
  • Doomsman (1967) (drugi naziv: Way of an Assassin)
  • A Boy and His Dog (1969)[6]
  • All the Lies That Are My Life (1980)
  • Run for the Stars (1991) (napisano 1957.)
  • Mefisto in Onyx (1993)

Zbirke kratkih priča

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  • The Deadly Streets (1958)
  • Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-Up Generation (1961)
  • Ellison Wonderland (1962) (drugi naziv: Earthman, Go Home!)
  • Paingod and Other Delusions (1965)
  • I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1967)[6]
  • Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled (1968)
  • The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (1969)
  • Approaching Oblivion (1974)
  • Deathbird Stories (1975)
  • No Doors, No Windows (1975)
  • Strange Wine (1978)
  • Shatterday (1980)
  • Stalking the Nightmare (1982)
  • Angry Candy (1988)
  • Slippage (1997)
  • Can & Can'tankerous (2015)[7]

Odabrane kratke priče

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  • Soldier from Tomorrow (1957)
  • "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (1965)
  • The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World (1967)
  • I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1967)
  • The Beast that Shouted Love at The Heart of the World (1968)
  • The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1973)
  • Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans (1974)
  • The Deathbird (1974)
  • The Diagnosis of Dr. D'arqueAngel (1977)
  • Jeffty Is Five (1977)

Izvori

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  1. Weil, Ellen; Wolfe, Gary K. (2002). Harlan Ellison: The Edge of Forever. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. str. 23. ISBN 978-0-8142-0892-2. 
  2. "Harlan Ellison" Arhivirano April 15, 2007, na Wayback Machine-u. Elisa Kay Sparks. Clemson University English Department.
  3. „Harlan Ellison (1934-2018)”. Locus. June 28, 2018. Arhivirano iz originala na datum June 28, 2018. Pristupljeno June 29, 2018. 
  4. McLellan, Dennis (June 28, 2018). „Harlan Ellison dies at 84; acclaimed science fiction writer was known for combative style”. Los Angeles Times. Arhivirano iz originala na datum June 5, 2021. Pristupljeno June 29, 2018. 
  5. „Harlan Ellison wrote Star Trek's greatest episode. He hated it”. June 29, 2018. 
  6. 6,0 6,1 Flood, Alison (29 June 2018). „Harlan Ellison: where to start reading”. Guardian News. Pristupljeno 30 June 2018. 
  7. Sheehan, Jason (January 2, 2016). „Harlan Ellison Returns With A 'Can'tankerous' New Collection”. NPR. 

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