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Fredric Brown
816 books362 followersFredric Brown was an American science fiction and mystery writer. He was one of the boldest early writers in genre fiction in his use of narrative experimentation. While never in the front rank of popularity in his lifetime, Brown has developed a considerable cult following in the almost half century since he last wrote. His works have been periodically reprinted and he has a worldwide fan base, most notably in the U.S. and Europe, and especially in France, where there have been several recent movie adaptations of his work. He also remains popular in Japan.
Never financially secure, Brown - like many other pulp writers - often wrote at a furious pace in order to pay bills. This accounts, at least in part, for the uneven quality of his work. A newspaperman by profession, Brown was only able to devote 14 years of his life as a full-time fiction writer. Brown was also a heavy drinker, and this at times doubtless affected his productivity. A cultured man and omnivorous reader whose interests ranged far beyond those of most pulp writers, Brown had a lifelong interest in the flute, chess, poker, and the works of Lewis Carroll. Brown married twice and was the father of two sons.
Never financially secure, Brown - like many other pulp writers - often wrote at a furious pace in order to pay bills. This accounts, at least in part, for the uneven quality of his work. A newspaperman by profession, Brown was only able to devote 14 years of his life as a full-time fiction writer. Brown was also a heavy drinker, and this at times doubtless affected his productivity. A cultured man and omnivorous reader whose interests ranged far beyond those of most pulp writers, Brown had a lifelong interest in the flute, chess, poker, and the works of Lewis Carroll. Brown married twice and was the father of two sons.
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March 4, 2026
The strange story of Isolation and Survival.
A Lone Spaceman, McGary, has Crash Landed on a Planet where everything, the Sun, the Fauna and the Flora, and the Ground, and everything is Red. Red, Purple, Pink or Red-Brown.
Except for the Green Energy Blasts from McGary's SolGun and his Stubborn Memories of The Green Hills of Earth.
With his only companion Dorothy, laying on his Left Shoulder, feeling like the Hand of a Woman, he wanders around the Planet's Red Landscape, searching for an escape from this Prison, and forever Dreaming of the Colour Green.
The Green Hills of Earth. His Salvation from this Nightmare of Red.
This is a bit of a Dark Story but a Recommended Read.
Sometimes, all we really want is a Familiar Prison we are comfortable in.
A Lone Spaceman, McGary, has Crash Landed on a Planet where everything, the Sun, the Fauna and the Flora, and the Ground, and everything is Red. Red, Purple, Pink or Red-Brown.
Except for the Green Energy Blasts from McGary's SolGun and his Stubborn Memories of The Green Hills of Earth.
With his only companion Dorothy, laying on his Left Shoulder, feeling like the Hand of a Woman, he wanders around the Planet's Red Landscape, searching for an escape from this Prison, and forever Dreaming of the Colour Green.
The Green Hills of Earth. His Salvation from this Nightmare of Red.
This is a bit of a Dark Story but a Recommended Read.
Sometimes, all we really want is a Familiar Prison we are comfortable in.
June 2, 2019
I read this one in Russian (which is why I listed this under the Russian edition) in about ten minutes today, 6/1/19. I'm not going to add this to my Reading Challenge because this isn't exactly a book.
Anyway this was an enjoyable story that explores human psychology in solitude. It's pretty fun, and very, very dark. I don't think I need to say anything else.
Anyway this was an enjoyable story that explores human psychology in solitude. It's pretty fun, and very, very dark. I don't think I need to say anything else.
December 3, 2014
One of my favourite sci-fi short stories. I first read it in winter and would dream of green green fields everyday.
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