David R. Bunch

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David Roosevelt Bunch (born August 7, 1925 in Lowry City , Missouri , † May 29, 2000 in St. Louis ) was an American science fiction writer.

Life

Bunch did military service in the US Air Force from 1942 to 1945 and studied at Washington University in St. Louis , graduating in 1949 and receiving his doctorate in 1952 from the University of Iowa . He worked as a civil cartographer for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for a long time before becoming a freelance writer in 1973.

He published his first science fiction story Routine Emergency in 1957, after he had already published more than 200 poems and stories. Two of his surreal moderan short stories were featured in Harlan Ellison's seminal anthology Dangerous Visions and established Bunch's reputation as one of the major voices of the New Wave . The collection of the often very short Moderan texts, published in 1971, can also be read as a dystopian episode novel that deals with a future dominated by cyborgs , in which human characteristics have become rare because people are getting rid of their flesh more and more. The allegorical, often ingenious, vignettes anticipated some of the motives and ideas of cyberpunk and received great praise from the critics, but often exceeded the understanding of the readership. Michael K. Iwoleit counts David R. Bunch as one of those idiosyncratic and brilliant authors who have never received the recognition they deserve, such as Avram Davidson , RA Lafferty or Barrington J. Bayley . A 1993 Science Fiction Studies poll looked for the most significant unjustly forgotten authors and books; Moderan was one of the two most popular titles. For Brian W. Aldiss , Moderan was "a unique book in the field of science fiction".

David R. Bunch has received several awards for his poetry.

He died in a nursing home at the age of 74 after multiple strokes.

bibliography

Moderan (short stories)
  • A Little Girl's Xmas in Moderan (1958; also: A Little Girl's Xmas in Modernia , 1960; also: A Little Girl's Christmas in Modernia , 1961)
    • German: Christmas in Utopia. Translated by Wulf H. Bergner . In: Helmuth W. Mommers and Arnulf D. Krauss (eds.): The night of ten billion lights. Heyne SF&F # 3106, 1967. Also called: A little girl's Christmas party in Moderan. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Flesh-Man from Far Wide (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, November 1959 )
    • English: The meaty man who came from afar. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • What she horrid? (in: Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, December 1959 )
    • German: Wasn't she terrible? In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Complete Father (in: Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, January 1960 )
    • German: The perfect father. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Getting Regular (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, August 1960 )
    • German: On the right track again. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • A Husband's Share (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, October 1960 )
    • English: fate of a husband. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Penance Day in Moderan (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, July 1960 )
    • German: Day of Penance in Moderan. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Remembering (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, April 1960 )
    • German: memories. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Strange Shape in the Stronghold (in: Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, March 1960 )
    • English: A strange figure came into the fortress. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Warning (in: Amazing Stories, November 1960 )
    • German: The warning. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Final Decision (in: Amazing Stories, February 1961 )
    • German: The final decision. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Black Cat Weather (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, February 1963 ; also: It Was in Black Cat Weather , 1971)
    • German: When the black cats come. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • One False Step (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1963 )
    • German: A wrong step. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Sometimes I Get So Happy (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, August 1963 )
    • German: Sometimes I get so happy. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Survival Packages (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, April 1963 )
    • German: The survival program. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • 2064, or Thereabouts (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, September 1964 )
    • German: Around the year 2064. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Playmate (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1965 )
    • German: The playmate. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Reunion (in: Amazing Stories, February 1965 )
    • German: The reunion. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Walking Talking I-Don't-Care Man (in: Amazing Stories, June 1965 )
    • German: The man who cared nothing. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Incident in Moderan (1967, in: Harlan Ellison (Ed.): Dangerous Visions )
    • German: Just a ceasefire. Translated by Wulf H. Bergner. In: Harlan Ellison (Ed.): 15 Science Fiction Stories. Heyne Anthologies # 32, 1970. Also as: An Incident. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • How It Ended (in: Amazing Stories, January 1969 )
    • German: How it ended. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • A Glance at the Past (in: Fantastic, October 1970 )
    • English: A glimpse of the past. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • And So White Witch Valley (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • English: The valley of the white witches. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Battle Won (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: The won battle. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Bird-Man of Moderan (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • English: The Lord of the Birds by Moderan. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Bubble-Dome Homes (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • English: The bubble-shaped homes. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Butterflies Were Eagle-Big That Day (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • English: The butterflies were as big as eagles. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Educational (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: For educational reasons. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Has Anyone Seen This Horseman? (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: Has anyone seen this rider? In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Head Thumping the Troops (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: I hope I have expressed myself clearly and unequivocally. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • How They Took Care of Soul in a Last Day for a Non-Beginning (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: How to take care of the soul on a Judgment Day for the purpose of a no-beginning. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Interruption in Carnage (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: interruption of the carnage. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • In the Innermost Room of Authority (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: In the innermost space of power. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Miracle of the Flowers (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: Das Blumenwunder. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • New Kings Are Not for Laughing (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • English: You don't joke about new kings. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • New Metal (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: Neumetall. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • New-Metal Mistress Time (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: The new metal beloved. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • No Cracks or Saggings (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan ; also: No Cracks or Sagging , 2016)
    • German: No cracks or dents. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Of Hammers and Men (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: Of hammers and people. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The One from Camelot Moderan (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • English: The man from Moderan-Camelot. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • One Time, a Red Carpet ... (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: There was a red carpet. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Problem (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: The problem. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • The Stronghold (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: The fortress. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Thinking Back (Our God Is a Helpful God!) (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: look back (our God is a helpful God). In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • To Face Eternity (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: Defying Eternity. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Will-Hung and Waiting (1971, in: David R. Bunch: Moderan )
    • German: incapable of making decisions and waiting. In: David R. Bunch: Fortress Ten: Moderan. 1974.
  • Among the Metal-and-People People (1974, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): New Dimensions IV )
  • A Little Girl's Spring Day in Moderan (in: Galaxy, September-October 1979 )

Collection:

  • Moderan (1971, collection)
    • German: fortress ten: Moderan. Translated by Gerd Hallenberger. Fischer paperback (Fischer Orbit # 40), 1974, ISBN 3-436-01922-4 .
Training Talk (short stories)
  • Training Talk (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, March 1964 )
  • Training Talk No. 12 (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1972 )
Collections
  • We Have a Nervous Job (Poems, 1983)
  • Bunch! (Short Stories, 1993)
  • David R. "Moderan" Bunch Does Verse (Poems, 1998)
  • The Heartacher and the Warehouseman (poems, 2000)
Short stories

1951:

  • The Pink Umbrella (in: The Nekromantikon, Midyear 1951 )

1952:

  • In the Globe of Changing Glass (in: Orb, V3 # 1, 1952 )
  • Outside Paverts and Up to Zero Large (in: Orb, V3 # 2, 1952 )

1953:

  • The Mad Man from Machinery Row (in: Fantastic Worlds, Fall 1953 )
  • Through Crisis with the Gonedaidins (in: Fantastic Worlds, Summer 1953 )

1957:

  • Routine Emergency (in: If, December 1957 )

1959:

  • In the Jag-Whiffing Service (in: If, February 1959 )
  • In the Jag-Whiffling Service (1959)

1960:

  • In the Complaints Service (in: Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, February 1960 )
  • Riders of Thunder (1960)

1961:

  • We Regret… (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, February 1961 )
  • Last Zero (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, March 1961 )
  • The Problem Was Lubrication (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1961 )
  • A Small Miracle of Fishhooks and Straight Pins (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, June 1961 )
  • In the Empire (1961)
  • Our House (1961)
  • The Time Savior (1961)

1962:

  • The Survey Trip (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1962 )
  • Ended (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, June 1962 )
  • Awareness Plan (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, November 1962 )
  • The Reluctant Immortals (in: If, November 1962 )
  • On the Sunniest Day (1962)

1963:

  • Somebody Up There Hates Us (in: Amazing Stories, April 1963 )
  • The Hall of CD (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, June 1963 )

1964:

  • They Never Come Back From Whoosh! (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, February 1964 )
  • All For Nothing (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1964 )
  • The College of Acceptable Death (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, July 1964 )
  • The Failure (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, August 1964 )
  • A Vision of the King (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, September 1964 )
  • Home to Zero (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, October 1964 )
  • Let Me Call Her Sweetcore (in: Galaxy Magazine, December 1964 )
  • 2064, or Thereabouts (1964; as Darryl R Groupe)
  • Keeping It Simple (1964)

1965:

  • Make Mine Trees (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, January 1965 )
  • The Little Doors (in: Fantastic Stories of Imagination, June 1965 )
  • Doll for the End of the Day (1965)
    • German: The lying faces. Translated by Ingrid Neumann and Birgit Bohusch . In: Helmuth W. Mommers and Arnulf D. Krauss (eds.): 21 horror stories. Heyne Anthology # 21, 1966.
  • Investigating the Bidwell Endeavors (1965)

1967:

  • The Escaping (1967, in: Harlan Ellison (Ed.): Dangerous Visions )

1968:

  • That High-Up Blue Day That Saw the Black Sky-Train Come Spinning (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1968 )
  • A Scare in Time (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1968 )
  • The Monsters (in: Amazing Stories, November 1968 )

1969:

  • Any Heads at Home (in: Fantastic, February 1969 )
  • In the Time of Disposal of Infants (in: Amazing Stories, March 1969 )
  • In a Saucer Down for B-Day (in: Fantastic, April 1969 )
  • A Little at All Times (in: Perihelion, # 7 Summer 1969 )

1970:

  • Learning It at Miss Rejoyy’s (in: Fantastic, February 1970 )
  • In the Land of the Not-Unhappies (in: Fantastic, June 1970 )
  • Tough Rocks and Hard Stones (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1970 )

1971:

  • Price of Leisure (in: Galaxy Magazine, May-June 1971 )
  • The Joke (in: Fantastic, August 1971 )
  • Holdholtzer's Box (1971, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Protostars )
  • The Price of Leisure (1971)
    • German: The price for leisure. Translated by Thomasschichtel. In: Hans Joachim Alpers and Gerd Maximovič (eds.): Parsek 2. Parsek GbR Parsek # 2, 1990.

1972:

  • Yet Another View of Hell (1972, in: Weirdbook Five )
  • Two Suns for the King (in: Worlds of If, March-April 1972 )
  • Up to the Edge of Heaven (in: Fantastic, April 1972 )
  • The Lady Was for Kroinking (1972, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Generation: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction )
  • The Good War (in: Fantastic, December 1972 )
  • Unwarranted Departure (1972)

1973:

  • Seeing Stingy Ed (in: The Haunt of Horror, June 1973 )
  • Moment of Truth in Suburb Junction (in: Fantastic, September 1973 )
  • Breakout in Ecol 2 (1973, in: Harry Harrison (Ed.): Nova 3 )
  • The Dirty War (in: Eternity SF, # 2 1973 )
  • Report from the Colony (in: Edge, Autumn / Winter 1973 )

1974:

  • Alien (in: Fantastic, January 1974 )
  • Short Time at the Pearly Gates (in: Fantastic, March 1974 )
  • In the Land That Aimed at Forever (in: Fantastic, May 1974 )
  • At Bugs Complete (in: Fantastic, July 1974 )
  • How Xmas Ghosts Are Made (1974, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Alternities )
  • Helping Put the Rough Works to Jesse (in: Eternity SF, # 3 1974 )

1975:

  • End of a Singer (in: Fantastic, April 1975 )
  • The Strange Case of the Birds (in: Fantastic, December 1975 )

1978:

  • Mr. Who? (in: Fantastic, April 1978 )
  • Send Us a Planet (in: Fantastic, July 1978 )
  • Pridey Goeth (in: Fantastic, October 1978 )

1979:

  • When the Metal Eaters Came (in: Galaxy, June-July 1979 )
  • Through a Wall and Back (in: Eternity Science Fiction, # 1 1979 )

1980:

  • New Member (in: Fantastic, July 1980 )
  • The Strange Rider of the Good Year (in: Amazing Stories, November 1980 )

1981:

  • In the Ball of Frosted Glass (With the Big Pink-Lavender Load) (in: Amazing Stories, March 1981 )
  • Please Help! Save Our Bugs and Pile Our Birds (1981)

1982:

  • December for Stronghold 9 (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, June 1982 )
  • Writer's Workshop Stories (in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, September 1982 )

1983:

  • First Day, First Job, Girl (1983)

1984:

  • From the Fishbowl (in: Last Wave, Autumn 1984 )

1990:

  • For Tomorrow, Daphalene (1990, in: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 11: Spring 1991 )
  • We Hardly Ever Waked Phene (1990, in: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 11: Spring 1991 )

1991:

  • Preparation (in: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 11: Spring 1991 )

1992:

  • The Time Battler (in: Strange Plasma, # 5, 1992 )

1993:

  • Control (1993, in: David R. Bunch: Bunch! )
  • On the Sunniest Day of Spring (1993, in: David R. Bunch: Bunch! )
  • The Soul Shortchangers (in: Crank! # 2, Winter 1993 )

1994:

  • The From-Far-Up-There-Missile Worry (in: Crank! # 4, Autumn 1994 )

1997:

  • A Saint George Pens a Note to His Dragons (Disclosures and Offers) (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1997 )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Alper / Fuchs / Hahn / Jeschke: Lexikon der Science Fiction Literatur, Munich 1988, pp. 285f.
  2. ↑ Michael K. Iwoleit: The History of Short Science Fiction . www.sf-fan.de. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ Unjustly Neglected Works of Science Fiction ( English ) In: Science Fiction Studies Vol. 20 . www.depauw.edu. November 1993. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved on December 1, 2009.
  4. ^ Brian W. Aldiss: The Billion Years Dream. The history of science fiction, Bergisch Gladbach 1987, p. 425.
  5. ^ Obituary at Locus ( English ) Locus . June 21, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Bunch, David R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bunch, David Roosevelt (full name); Groupe, Darryl R. (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Lowry City , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 2000
Place of death St. Louis