Beyond Apollo by Malzberg (English) Paperback Book

Description: Beyond Apollo by Malzberg Two astronauts travel on the first manned expedition to the planet Venus. When the mission is mysteriously aborted and the ship returns to Earth, the Captain is missing and the First Officer, Harry M. Evans, cant explain what happened. Under psychiatric evaluation and interrogation, Evans provides conflicting accounts of the Captains disappearance, incriminating both himself and lethal Venusian forces in the Captains murder. As the explanations pyramid and the supervising psychiatrists increasingly desperate efforts to get a straight story falter, Evans condition and his inability to tell the "truth" present terrifying expressions of humanitys incompetence, the politics of space exploration, and the intricate dynamics of psycho-sexual relations . . . Originally published in 1972, BEYOND APOLLO incited controversy, polarizing critics and fans despite winning the first John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Always disinclined to sell out or compromise his vision, Malzberg became disillusioned with the SF genre, which purported to be THE genre of innovation. Paradoxically, many SF editors and publishers worried about unsettling readers comfort zones and insisted that authors write in accordance with a set of rules, formulas and codes. Malzberg would neither heel nor kneel; disillusioned, he unofficially retired from the genre in the late seventies and hasnt looked back. What he produced as a science fiction writer, however, remains among the best published during the twentieth century-important in its historical context, but also entertaining and thought-provoking in its own right. Dark, acerbic, funny and smart, BEYOND APOLLO may be Malzbergs greatest accomplishment. This special anti-oedipal edition includes an introduction by novelist James Reich and a study guide that will prove especially useful in classroom settings. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Review "There are possibly a dozen genius writers in the genre of the imaginative, and Barry Malzberg is at least eight of them." -Harlan Ellison"Malzberg makes persuasively clear that the best of science fiction should be valued as literature and nothing else." -The Washington Post "One of the finest practitioners of science fiction." -Harry Harrison"Barry N. Malzbergs writing is unparalleled in its intensity and in its apocalyptic sensibility. His detractors consider him bleakly monotonous and despairing, but he is a master of black humor, and is one of the few writers to have used science fictions vocabulary of ideas extensively as apparatus in psychological landscapes, dramatizing relationships between the human mind and its social environment in an SF theater of the absurd." -The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction"The writer who attempts to use the SF mythos as Malzberg has is bedevilled by the inappropriateness of the rules pertaining to the production and consumption of mass-produced fiction." -Brian Stableford"Malzberg is a true hero." -The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"There is no one, with the possible exception of Philip K. Dick, whose works, each one of them, are so unpredictable or so outrageous and outraged." -Theodore Sturgeon"Barry Malzberg is one of science fictions most literate and erudite writers." -New York Times Book Review"Science fiction is dead, but Malzberg is alive!" -D. Harlan Wilson Long Description Two astronauts travel on the first manned expedition to the planet Venus. When the mission is mysteriously aborted and the ship returns to Earth, the Captain is missing and the First Officer, Harry M. Evans, cant explain what happened. Under psychiatric evaluation and interrogation, Evans provides conflicting accounts of the Captains disappearance, incriminating both himself and lethal Venusian forces in the Captains murder. As the explanations pyramid and the supervising psychiatrists increasingly desperate efforts to get a straight story falter, Evans condition and his inability to tell the "truth" present terrifying expressions of humanitys incompetence, the politics of space exploration, and the intricate dynamics of psycho-sexual relations . . . Originally published in 1972, BEYOND APOLLO incited controversy, polarizing critics and fans despite winning the first John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Always disinclined to sell out or compromise his vision, Malzberg became disillusioned with the SF genre, which purported to be THE genre of innovation. Paradoxically, many SF editors and publishers worried about unsettling readers comfort zones and insisted that authors write in accordance with a set of rules, formulas and codes. Malzberg would neither heel nor kneel; disillusioned, he unofficially retired from the genre in the late seventies and hasnt looked back. What he produced as a science fiction writer, however, remains among the best published during the twentieth century-important in its historical context, but also entertaining and thought-provoking in its own right. Dark, acerbic, funny and smart, BEYOND APOLLO may be Malzbergs greatest accomplishment. This special anti-oedipal edition includes an introduction by novelist James Reich and a study guide that will prove especially useful in classroom settings. Details ISBN0990573303 ISBN-10 0990573303 ISBN-13 9780990573302 Format Paperback Short Title BEYOND APOLLO Pages 168 Language English Media Book Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-08-03 Imprint Anti-Oedipus Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations Illustrations, black and white DEWEY 813/.5/4 UK Release Date 2015-08-03 Author Malzberg Publisher Anti-Oedipus Press Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101718849;

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