Paul van Herck
Paul van Herck (born May 19, 1938 in Berchem , Antwerp ; died June 19, 1989 ) was a Belgian science fiction writer.
Life
Van Herck worked as a teacher in Antwerp, where he taught Dutch and French. He started out as a writer of SF radio plays. In 1965 De Cirkels en Other Fantastische Verhalen , a collection of short stories, appeared, and in 1968 the grotesque satirical novel Sam, of de Pluterdag , which was also translated into German under the title Framstag Sam . Sam received the European Science Fiction Society Award for best Belgian novel in 1972. In the Dutch-speaking area, however, van Herck was less successful, so his second novel Caroline, Oh Caroline (1976) was only published in French.
bibliography
- Novels
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Sam, of de Pluterdag. 1968.
- German: Framstag Sam. Translated by Ronald M. Hahn . Heyne SF&F # 3793, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30695-3 . Also as: FRAMSTAG SAM. BookRix, 2017, ISBN 978-3-7438-3963-2 .
- Caroline, Oh Caroline. 1976. (French)
- collection
- De Cirkels en other fantastic behaviors. 1965.
- Short stories
- De Cirkels. 1965.
- De children's revolute. 1965.
- Depannage. 1965.
- Dorpsgek. 1965.
- Feestmaal. 1965.
- Hello. 1965.
- M. Lawson. 1965.
- Mijn Vriend DX5. 1965.
- Paranoia. 1965.
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Polsuurwerk. 1965.
- German: The Plagiarists. In: Ronald M. Hahn (Ed.): The days are numbered. Heyne SF&F # 3694, 1980, ISBN 3-453-30614-7 .
- Rain. 1965.
- Theory. 1965.
- Het Project Bonaparte. 1967.
- Iets Over Vuiligheid. 1970.
- Het Leland Experiment. 1971.
- Apollo XXI. 1973.
- Catalyst. 1974.
- Twark. 1974.
- De wind. 1978.
- Ouwe. 1978.
- Parallel. 1978.
- Tweede Leven. 1978.
- Sol 3. 1979.
- Phil, of het VIde Continent. 1984.
- Matt Meldon (radio play series)
- Apollo XXI - Het maanmysterie. 1970.
- De gesluierde planeet. 1970.
- Tunnel of duisternis. 1971.
- Prometheus XIII. 1973.
- De blauwe zaden. 1976.
- Radio plays
- A kwestie van vingerafdrukken. 1969.
- The gemeenschappelijke factor. 1969.
- Het fatale uur van Mister Lawson. 1970.
- De tijdmachine. 1974.
- Het zesde continent. 1980.
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 204.
- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 542.
- John Clute : van Herck, Paul. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3. Edition. (Online edition), version dated April 4, 2017.
Web links
- Paul van Herck in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Paul van Herck at Open Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herck, Paul van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian science fiction writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berchem , Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1989 |