Young Harlan Ellison Speaks, part 2

[vollsticks]

Flopsweat and I Have No Mouth, But I Must Scream FTW

[CDBBryan]

Ellison mentions his "Pennies, Off A Dead Man's Eyes", published in the Nov 1969 issue of GALAXY magazine. That pretty well specifies when this interview was done.

Ellison overstates the influence of speculative fiction, except as a catalyst to inspire writers to tell more literary and complex works, and influence higher reader expectations going forward in SF fiction.

But masterworks such as Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, and Bradbury's 451 predate the speculative fiction era

[vapats1802]

@CDBBryan: "Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, and Bradbury's 451 predate the speculative fiction era"

I must disagree; "the speculative fiction era" is merely a bullshit label, like "new wave".

Try Eric Frank Russel (for example), if you don't believe me. cheers! :-)

[WASrul]

"the 'burning issues of our times', he said pompously..."

hahaha that's Harlan all over.

[Teabonesteak]

He drops Ursula K. le Guin. He's got good taste!

[vapats1802]

@Teabonesteak "The Dispossessed"; Best. Novel. Ever.

OK, I'm being hyperbolic, but you know what I mean... :-)

[willerror]

Wonder who that prof is.

[ToxicWastoid]

Great to see this in 16:9 format, too. It doesn't look cropped.

[KentAllard]

he still hasn't released the 3rd Dangerous Visions

[Crazydog7]

@KentAllard

Don't worry he'll die first.