Brian Aldiss

science fiction grandmaster & author of English prose

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Friendships: Philip K Dick

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July 1, 2019July 1, 2019UncategorizedLeave a Comment on Friendships: Philip K Dick

In one of his essays, Joseph Brodsky, talking about Osip Mandelstam, says this about our lives: Any poet, no matter how much he writes, expresses in his verse, physically or statistically speaking, at most one tenth of his life’s reality. The rest is normally shrouded in darkness. Is this admirable remark what we feel about […]

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Friendships: J.R.R. Tolkien

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February 8, 2019February 8, 2019UncategorizedLeave a Comment on Friendships: J.R.R. Tolkien

Mention has been made of the Inklings. This was the literary group which met frequently in the aforementioned pub, The Bird and Baby. The leading members were C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. One was accustomed to seeing Tolkien bustling along in the Broad, clutching a copy of Sweet’s Anglo-Saxon Primer. Possibly he was then – […]

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Doris Lessing RIP

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November 18, 2013December 2, 2013Uncategorized2 Comments on Doris Lessing RIP

Brian was lucky enough to count Doris Lessing as one of his friends. I asked him for comment on her passing and he had this to say: She had a great sense of humour; I loved the woman… We were good friends and I often went round to her place until she fell ill.

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Guest blog post

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April 11, 2011May 8, 2011Uncategorized3 Comments on Guest blog post

If you are interested in guest blogging on www.brianaldiss.co.uk please contact Tim Aldiss.

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