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Malignant Humors
Kilodney, Crad
- GenresFiction
94 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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About the author
Crad Kilodney
36 books11 followersCrad Kilodney (1948-2014) was the pen name of Lou Trifon, an American-born Canadian writer who lived for many years in Toronto.
Kilodney obtained a degree in astronomy, but instead of working in that field he took a job at Exposition Press, a self-publishing company. Many of his experiences in that job, and with vanity publishing in general, shaped his outlook on fiction and provided him with material for many stories.
After moving to Canada in 1973 he worked at a number of other book publishers and while doing so decided that it might be best to reach people by publishing his books under his own Charnel House imprint and selling them face-to-face on the street. This he did from 1978 through 1995, and published over thirty books in this manner.
In 1991 Kilodney was charged with selling commercial goods without a license, making him the only Canadian writer ever charged for selling his own writing.
He retired from writing books in 1995.
Kilodney obtained a degree in astronomy, but instead of working in that field he took a job at Exposition Press, a self-publishing company. Many of his experiences in that job, and with vanity publishing in general, shaped his outlook on fiction and provided him with material for many stories.
After moving to Canada in 1973 he worked at a number of other book publishers and while doing so decided that it might be best to reach people by publishing his books under his own Charnel House imprint and selling them face-to-face on the street. This he did from 1978 through 1995, and published over thirty books in this manner.
In 1991 Kilodney was charged with selling commercial goods without a license, making him the only Canadian writer ever charged for selling his own writing.
He retired from writing books in 1995.
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August 17, 2024
A hit-or-miss anthology of 14 Kilodney stories taken from his various books. Contains five very weak stories, five strong stories, and four average stories. This could've been so much better.
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August 28, 2017
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August 19, 2012
Some of the most creative fiction I've encountered. One story in this collection "The Poem That Changed the World" is alone worth the price of admission. As you can guess, it's about a poem that is so transformative that it literally creates peace and harmony on Earth--that and it's funny as well.
Another story here, "The Hard-Working Garbage Men of Cleveland" defies categorization and is typical of the author's style.
Kilodney's writing is often absurdist, but much more engaging and funny than Beckett's or any of the other absurdists for that matter; Kilodney was just born in a time and place not very conducive to his talents.
Some big name writers have praised Kilodney's work, and for the benefit of those people who need "big name" endorsements in order to appreciate something, here's one:
"From the disgusting and the mundane, he produces little gems of literature dangerous as razor blades." W.P. Kinsella
Another story here, "The Hard-Working Garbage Men of Cleveland" defies categorization and is typical of the author's style.
Kilodney's writing is often absurdist, but much more engaging and funny than Beckett's or any of the other absurdists for that matter; Kilodney was just born in a time and place not very conducive to his talents.
Some big name writers have praised Kilodney's work, and for the benefit of those people who need "big name" endorsements in order to appreciate something, here's one:
"From the disgusting and the mundane, he produces little gems of literature dangerous as razor blades." W.P. Kinsella
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