Joseph Altairac Explained
| Joseph Altairac |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1957 |
| Birth Place: | France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Literary Critic
Essayist |
Joseph Altairac (25 March 1957 – 9 November 2020) was a French literary critic and essayist.[1] [2]
Career
He specialized in science fiction literature and served as secretary of the Prix Rosny-Aîné. His articles and works were largely dedicated to A. E. van Vogt, H. P. Lovecraft, and H. G. Wells.[3] He also studied subterranean fiction and the history of science fiction in France.
During the 1990s, Altairac published the journal Études lovecraftiennes, a French language equivalent of the American Lovecraft Studies, which led him to direct the "Cahiers d'études lovecraftiennes" at Éditions Encrage.[4]
Publications
- "Cahiers d'études lovecraftiennes" (series)
- Herbert George Wells : parcours d'une œuvre (1998)
- Alfred E. Van Vogt : parcours d'une œuvre (2000)
- Les Terres creuses : bibliographie commentée des mondes souterrains imaginaires (2006)
- Rétrofictions : encyclopédie de la conjecture romanesque rationnelle francophone, de Rabelais à Barjavel, 1532-1951 (2018)
Notes and References
- Web site: Joseph ALTAIRAC. NooSFere. French.
- Web site: Joseph Altairac nous a quittés. 10 November 2020. ActuSF. French.
- Book: Parrinder. Patrick. Partington. John S.. 2005. The Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe. London. Thoemmes Continuum. 0-8264-6253-7.
- Book: Alizet, Jean-Claude. 1990. L'année de la fiction, t. 1 : L'année 1989 du polar, de la S.F., du fantastique et de l'espionnage : bibliographie critique courante de l'autre littérature. French. Amiens. Encrage. 2-906389-24-2.
