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Bienvenue à Sturkeyville
Sommaire
- Préface
- La Saison du ver
- La Quête de Clifford M.
- Les Créatures du lac
- Odila
- Loob
- Viens là où mon amour repose et rêve
- Préface
- La Saison du ver
- La Quête de Clifford M.
- Les Créatures du lac
- Odila
- Loob
- Viens là où mon amour repose et rêve
- GenresHorror
185 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2019
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About the author
Bob Leman
40 books18 followersRobert J. Leman was, at once, wild and proper. He wrote imaginative science fiction tales, eventually compiled into a collection of short stories, "Feesters in the Lake," published in 2001.
But he also adhered to his principles, dressing in Brooks Brothers oxford shirts and often, a suit and tie.
In that sense, Mr. Leman paired unlikely opposites into one personality.
He was a rural boy, raised on a farm in Illinois, who thirsted for Faulkner and later learned German, Latin and French.
He was an ardent political conservative who, as a hobby, contributed to science fiction fanzines.
He spoke little about his childhood and World War II involvement, and yet used words to describe the richest fictional scenes his mind could create.
When writing, Mr. Leman used longhand and a yellow legal pad, later transferring the copy to a typewriter.
He'd developed as an author chiefly by reading. As a child, he'd struggled to find happiness living with his stepmother, and used school as a refuge. Then, during World War II -- he served with the 81st Field Artillery and helped liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp -- he came across a Faulkner paperback and fell in love.
His two children, Nancy Leman and Frances Barnes, recall Mr. Leman's personal library, filled with thousands of books -- Twain and Nabokov and Dickens. He even collected a few Faulkner originals.
Mr. Leman wrote most of his science fiction short stories during the 1980s. One, titled "Window," became a finalist for the Nebula award and inspired an episode of the 2001 Fox show "Night Visions."
"Feesters in the Lake" was published by Midnight House, a small publishing firm devoted to sci-fi and horror fiction.
"It was a lot of dark, psychological stuff," said Ms. Barnes. "There was always an element of otherworldliness, but with real people. He could take people's fears and turn them into a story. But always with some humor thrown in."
Mr. Leman, before settling in Pittsburgh, lived across the country -- Tulsa, Okla., and Denver and later Rawlins, Wyo. He worked for Carter Oil, which later became a part of Exxon, helping with the legal side of land acquisition.
(http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06222/...)
But he also adhered to his principles, dressing in Brooks Brothers oxford shirts and often, a suit and tie.
In that sense, Mr. Leman paired unlikely opposites into one personality.
He was a rural boy, raised on a farm in Illinois, who thirsted for Faulkner and later learned German, Latin and French.
He was an ardent political conservative who, as a hobby, contributed to science fiction fanzines.
He spoke little about his childhood and World War II involvement, and yet used words to describe the richest fictional scenes his mind could create.
When writing, Mr. Leman used longhand and a yellow legal pad, later transferring the copy to a typewriter.
He'd developed as an author chiefly by reading. As a child, he'd struggled to find happiness living with his stepmother, and used school as a refuge. Then, during World War II -- he served with the 81st Field Artillery and helped liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp -- he came across a Faulkner paperback and fell in love.
His two children, Nancy Leman and Frances Barnes, recall Mr. Leman's personal library, filled with thousands of books -- Twain and Nabokov and Dickens. He even collected a few Faulkner originals.
Mr. Leman wrote most of his science fiction short stories during the 1980s. One, titled "Window," became a finalist for the Nebula award and inspired an episode of the 2001 Fox show "Night Visions."
"Feesters in the Lake" was published by Midnight House, a small publishing firm devoted to sci-fi and horror fiction.
"It was a lot of dark, psychological stuff," said Ms. Barnes. "There was always an element of otherworldliness, but with real people. He could take people's fears and turn them into a story. But always with some humor thrown in."
Mr. Leman, before settling in Pittsburgh, lived across the country -- Tulsa, Okla., and Denver and later Rawlins, Wyo. He worked for Carter Oil, which later became a part of Exxon, helping with the legal side of land acquisition.
(http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06222/...)
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May 14, 2020
Les six nouvelles regroupées ici sont des histoires fantastiques horrifiques qui ont toutes comme ancrage la ville un peu bourgeoise typiquement américaine de Sturkeyville. Une destination qui n’est pas franchement idéale tant elle attire les monstres et les malédictions pour troubler la vie de ceux qui y vivent paisiblement. On y croise en effet un ver géant, des vampires ou bien encore des créatures mystérieuses enfouies dans les eaux du lac quand ce ne sont pas les maisons elles-mêmes qui présentent un danger. Chaque récit, en apparence indépendant, fait lien avec les autres, non seulement par les lieux mais aussi par [...]
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April 6, 2020
Une très belle découverte grâce aux éditions Scylla ! Bob Leman est un peu à part dans la littérature fantastique, assez proche de Lovecraft mais tout de même bien distinct par bien des aspects, avec une touche de Maupassant dans certaines nouvelles. A découvrir d'urgence !
July 31, 2020
De bonnes nouvelles fantastiques, avec des idées assez classiques mais bien exploitées et un sentiment de plongée dans le temps : les thèmes et la façon de les aborder m'ont paru très "organiques", avec beaucoup de choses sur des transformations physiques, comme ce qu'on pouvait trouver dans des récits des années 50-60 (mais les nouvelles de ce recueil datent des années 80, même si la publication française date de 2020). Dommage que cet auteur n'ait pas écrit plus de choses car j'ai bien les atmosphères qu'il a plantées dans ses nouvelles.
April 6, 2020
Le livre est tres beau. Belles illustrations mais surtout c'est une vraie découverte. On y re découvre des thèmes pourtant rebattu : vampires, maison hantée, voyage dans le temps... Une très belle surprise
July 1, 2021
c'était bien sympa ces nouvelles, j'en reprendrais bien un coup mais l'est mort, bob. surtout l'histoire des vampires et l'autre-là avec le très-grand, en bref les histoires de ploucs, quoi... (si ça se voit pas, je suis une plouc de base donc ouais, ça m'a parlé)
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