Two recently published, "space opera" short stories from RS have led me to speculate that he may be toying with us, playfully jabbing our sensibilities with...
This is a splendid analysis of these stories, one of the most fascinating posts I've read in the history of this site. Both stories use material from an...
Mr. Silverberg, You mentioned correspondences with a French publisher. This reminds me that you had announced, way back in the halcyon days of message #3986,...
I got paid for a TV adaptation of "Mutant Season" but whether it ever happened is something I don't know. A French film company has optioned DYING INSIDE and...
I've now come to terms with the French publisher for a small collection containing these two stories plus the novella "The Colonel Returns to the Stars." I...
Mr. Silverberg, May I ask the name of the French publisher and an estimated publication date for this collection? Is there a tentative name for the collection?...
This has been posted on the Fictionmags site, which I also belong to. Please read it carefulluy. RS There's a new scam in town which targets Yahoo groups and...
Finally, eventually, I can get back to reading again. I had an exam, and that's what happens once you decide to be a student when you already have a family to...
Thank you for the warning! Actually I got a message from them as if from someone in this group (I think it was Grouply) and it looked fishy, so I ignored it. ...
I recognize a few spots on my weekly strolling route, including one just a stone's throw from my home. I've also been to Beaune and Dijon in recent years, both...
Mr Silverberg, You and Karen both look healthy and happy. Thanks for sharing the photos! ..tony.. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Monica,please post your ideas on 'Son of Man':your comments are always of great interest.Magritte did a painting called 'Son of Man' which featured a faceless...
Jarry not really my cup of absinthe. I took Zola along with me on the trip -- L'ARGENT, about stock market manipulations and crashes, not exactly what I...
I recently purchased Balzac's entire LA COMEDIE HUMAINE from deluxe Parisian publisher Jean de Bonnot. Balzac, along with Moliere and Huysmans, are my favorite...
Philip Jose Farmer was probably a Balzac reader too. One of his early stories is called "Rastignac the Devil," and though there's no apparent Balzacian...
I never made it to the end of 'Pere Goriot' myself,I'm ashamed to admit.However there was a fine Gerard Depardieu version of 'Germinal' at the end of the last...
I'm told there are some excellent French s-f writers, but I've never read any of their work. Among those I've met who have been praised to me are Philippe...
Philippe Curval is one of the main references. One of the big-selling current writers is Bernard Werber. Another name to remember is Nathalie Henneberg. A few...
Thanks for the lowdown on French SF.I've tracked down Henneberg and Curval but can't decide whether to go for the original French and a stumbly read or the few...
I have that same DK collection, found in a dusty Brussels used-book store. It features 3 stories by Nathalie Henneberg, writing with her husband under the name...
Thanks a lot.I found and secured it on eBay.On the cover it says,'Bizarre! Uproarious! Chilling! The most extraordinary things happen when French l'amour meets...
And I remember reading here about a French movie based on DYING INSIDE. I hope they didn't change their minds. Monica. ... reminds ... so ... was ... nice ... ...
Sorry, I didn't see this one when I wrote about DI. It's good news! Monica. -- In theworldsofrobertsilverberg@yahoogroups.com, agberg ... ever happened is ... ...
Exactly what I thought! As for myself, I've never been in Paris, but I traveled in Provance twice. I try to avoid big cities, but Paris should be an exception....
Hi Keith, Magritte was my "first love", he opened for me the surrealism painting. It's interesting what you said and I'll take a look again and these...
I hitchhiked around France with my girlfriend many years ago on a super-limited budget. Paris was very expensive compared to the rest of the country, so we did...
Last night I finished reading the book SON OF MAN. I am not sure this is my final opinion, because I might digest it again, as time passes. From the book's...
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