THOMAS M. DISCH
THE PRISONER
Better known for SF novels likeCamp Concentration, 334 andOn Wings of Song, THOMAS M. DISCH has had considerable success with works as diverse asClara Reeve (a period Gothic),Neighboring Lives (an historical novel of literary London in the 19th Century), and a series of supernatural novels situated in Minnesota that read like Frank O'Hara rewriting Stephen King; all the time maintaining a prolific career as a critic and book reviewer for periodicals such asThe Times Literary Supplement, The New York Times, Washington Post Book World, Playboy, The Atlantic, The Nation, Hudson Review, andPoetry ; while still finding time to publish an incessant stream of short fiction in genre and literary magazines; and, as “Tom” Disch, over 500 poems that offer much in the way of wit and delightful formalism; not to mention the acclaim brought by his children's books likeThe Brave Little Toaster andA Child's Garden of Grammar . He has lived in Mexico, Spain, England, and Rome, but for the last 20 years he has lived in New York City and out of it, where he is a sometimes radio pundit and theatre critic.
“[Disch] is without doubt one of the really bright . . . lights on the American SF scene.”
—Fantasy and Science Fiction
“One of the most remarkably talented writers around.”
—The Washington Post Book World