Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad
Norman Richard Spinradis an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic. His fiction has won the Prix Apollo and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Hugo Award and multiple Nebula Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 September 1940
CountryUnited States of America
people ordinary ordinary-people
There are certain things that ordinary people have that celebrities don't have.
thinking can-do
You can really do more than you think you can do.
psychological given novel
The thematic, psychological, and cultural concerns of a writer are more relevant than whatever literary mode he or she chooses to deal with in any given novel.
technology world culture
The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them.
relationship technology political
I've always been interested in the relationship between total external surround, culture, the political matrix, technology, etc., and the internal human consciousness.
believe hero interest
I believe that interest in heroes is universal and eternal.
want life-is sells
The saddest day of your life is when you decide to sell out, and nobody wants to buy.
definitions fiction make-sense
There is only one definition of science fiction that seems to make sense: 'Science fiction is anything published as science fiction.'
mexico manipulation myth
Mexico was conquered more by manipulation of myth and archetype.
hero faces thousand
I must admit to being greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
reader precocious
I was a precocious reader.
fiction science-fiction
Science fiction is anything published as science fiction.
honor badges
The opprobrium of assholes is a badge of honor.