Chester Anderson

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Chester Valentine John Anderson (* 11. August 1932 in Stoneham , Massachusetts ; † 11. April 1991 ) was an American poet and science fiction - writers .

Life

Anderson studied at the University of Miami , then worked as a typesetter and proofreader , doorman, motel manager, and editor of the rock 'n' roll magazine Crawdaddy! . He published a total of 7 books, including two volumes of poetry. His first SF novel was published in the USA in 1964 and was called The Threat from Space in German (together with Michael Kurland ). Anderson was nominated for the Hugo Award in 1968 for the first part of the Greenwich Village trilogy, Butterfly Child. Part 2 ( The Unicorn Girl ) was written by Michael Kurland and Part 3 ( The Probability Pad ) by TA Waters .

Chester Anderson died of liver failure on April 11, 1991.

bibliography

Novels
  • The Pink Palace , 1963
  • Ten Years to Doomsday , 1964, with Michael Kurland
    • German: The threat from space. Translated by Helmut Bittner. Winther (Germany) (Winther Science Fiction # 2001), 1966.
  • The Butterfly Kid , 1967
    • German: Butterfly child. Translated by Rainer Schmidt. Moewig Science Fiction # 3664, 1985, ISBN 978-3-8118-3664-8 .
  • Puppies , 1979
  • Fox and Hare , 1980
Poetry
  • Colloquy , 1960
  • A Liturgy for Dragons , 1961

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Anderson, Chester
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Chester Valentine John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poet and science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Stoneham , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1991