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Who is the best writer out there, talking about the truths of our lives? Who are some of the more well known ones in your opinion??
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greenmountaingal · 80-89, F
The late Harlan Ellison.
Platoscave · F
@greenmountaingal I just looked up this thing on Harlan Ellison. (I do remember some of his work was read dramatically on wbai long ago...)
"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" By Harlan Ellison
Among the six SF tales in this collection is the titular, Hugo Award-winning story: “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.” With his usual breathtaking inventiveness, Ellison tells the story of a terrifying far-future world in which AIs have decimated the human population. But the survivors—four men and one woman—suffer a fate worse than their obliterated friends and family: relentless torture at the hands of their alien invaders.
"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" By Harlan Ellison
Among the six SF tales in this collection is the titular, Hugo Award-winning story: “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.” With his usual breathtaking inventiveness, Ellison tells the story of a terrifying far-future world in which AIs have decimated the human population. But the survivors—four men and one woman—suffer a fate worse than their obliterated friends and family: relentless torture at the hands of their alien invaders.
greenmountaingal · 80-89, F
@Platoscave Thank you. Ellison wrote hundreds of amazing and quite original stories. Another one of his famous stories:
" 'Repent, Harlequin,' Said The Ticktockman." His own favorite, and one of mine, would be, "Grail." His collected works are in most public libraries and well worth a read. Most of his work is in the form of fictional short stories, but he also wrote a considerable amount of non-fiction as well and at least one novel, Spider Kiss. He won a plethora of awards. About 10 years ago, he was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature, and, in my opinion, should have won it.
" 'Repent, Harlequin,' Said The Ticktockman." His own favorite, and one of mine, would be, "Grail." His collected works are in most public libraries and well worth a read. Most of his work is in the form of fictional short stories, but he also wrote a considerable amount of non-fiction as well and at least one novel, Spider Kiss. He won a plethora of awards. About 10 years ago, he was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature, and, in my opinion, should have won it.
Platoscave · F
@greenmountaingal @greenmountaingal Yes that story I heard on WBAI was ...(forgot what story) spellbinding!