Sladek

John Sladek is my poster child for a forgotten writer; he did the best satires of the Asimovian robots (and, by extension, the overly-technological, highly-regulated default future of mid-century SF), and was one of the very funniest writers in the field, but his work is mostly out of print and forgotten.

INTERVIEW: Andrew Wheeler 2007

In the Czech Republic, the extremists are called Sladek or the Workers 'Party, but they allegedly do not have any chance of succeeding.

Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2009

While waiting for the dedication to begin, Holocaust survivor Osi Sladek shared his story with this reporter:

Rothwell Polk: University Of Denver Dedicates Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site Rothwell Polk 2011

Sladek says it is all "supposed to be lighthearted, not supposed to humiliate", but she is adamant sex in books "just doesn't work, I don't think there are any cases where it works".

Let's not talk about sex – why passion is waning in British books Susanna Rustin 2010

As Mark Liberman showed, Sarah Palin is not the first to use the word; the science-fiction author John Sladek used it in a short story, Answers, back in 1984.

“Refudiate”: how to miscreate a word « Motivated Grammar 2010

Literary Review's editor, Nancy Sladek, told me earlier in the week that despite his memoir A Journey having been suggested by several readers, non-fiction it is not eligible for the award (see extract, below).

Let's not talk about sex – why passion is waning in British books Susanna Rustin 2010

While waiting for the dedication to begin, Holocaust survivor Osi Sladek shared his story with this reporter:

Rothwell Polk: University Of Denver Dedicates Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site Rothwell Polk 2011

As Mark Liberman showed, Sarah Palin is not the first to use the word; the science-fiction author John Sladek used it in a short story, Answers, back in 1984.

2010 July « Motivated Grammar 2010

While waiting for the dedication to begin, Holocaust survivor Osi Sladek shared his story with this reporter:

Rothwell Polk: University Of Denver Dedicates Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site Rothwell Polk 2011

And because we are now in the Age of America's Empire we see the introduction of satiric and Noir narratives as critique of its culture, from Sladek through to Gibson.

Of Genres and Sub-Genres Hal Duncan 2008