1. Since I told a rather gossipy story about the late Robert Conquest earlier, I want to make amends by talking about his scholarship.
9. @henryfarrell likes science fiction anthologies Conquest & Amis edited. I found them eccentric in their conception of genre.
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10. In any case: Robert Conquest, 1917-2015, a man of parts.
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@HeerJeet I’d like to hear more, given my vague idea tht Amis (& New Worlds) was v important in UK literati taking SF more seriously than US -
@jamescappio Not sure that's true. Amis & Conquest were against New World. They championed early Ballard but no his prime work. - Show replies
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