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David Lake (writer)

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David John Lake (26 March 1929 – 31 January 2016)[1] was an Indian-born Australian science fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. He also wrote as David Lake and David J. Lake.

David John Lake
Born(1929-03-26)26 March 1929
Bangalore, India
Died31 January 2016(2016-01-31) (aged 86)
Brisbane, Australia
OccupationAuthor, poet, critic
Genrespeculative fiction

Life

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Born in Bangalore, India 26 March 1929, India, Lake received a Jesuit education at St. Xavier's School in Calcutta (1940–44). He was originally a citizen of the United Kingdom, where he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1952, and his Master of Arts in 1956.[2] He went on to study at University College of North Wales, where he was awarded a diploma in linguistics in 1965, and studied at the University of Queensland (PhD, 1974). He moved to Australia in 1967, and became a naturalized Australian citizen in 1975.[3] David Lake died from a lung infection in Brisbane, Australia, on 31 January 2016.[1]

Literary career

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Lake began his writing career as a literary critic, and in that vein he is known for his books Style and Meaning, Queensland University Press, 1971,[4] and The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays, Cambridge University Press, 1975.[5]

After arriving in Australia, Lake published poetry in magazines such as Westerly, Southerly, and Makar. In 1971 he published Portnoyad and in 1973 the poetry collection, Hornpipes and Funerals.[6]

He began writing science fiction in 1976. John Clute indicates Jungian psychology influences on some of his works. Lake might be best known for the "Breakout" sequence of novels. In two, The Gods of Xuma and Warlords of Xuma, the new world is reminiscent of Edgar Rice Burroughs's fictional version of Mars; the books take a critical stance on his Barsoom novels.

His most known work outside of that sequence is The Man who Loved Morlocks from 1981, a sequel to The Time Machine. He was essentially inactive in the genre from 1989 with the exception of one award-winning short story, "The Truth About Weena", which also involved The Time Machine. It won the Ditmar Award in 1999.[7]

Awards

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Bibliography

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Breakout sequence

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  • Walkers on the Sky (1976)[12]
  • The Right Hand of Dextra (1977)[13]
  • The Wildings of Westron (1977)[14]
  • The Gods of Xuma or Barsoom Revisited (1978)[15]
  • Warlords of Xuma (1983)[16]
  • The Fourth Hemisphere (1980)[17]

Time Machine universe

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  • The Man Who Loved Morlocks (1981)[18]
  • "The Truth About Weena" (1998)

Other novels

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  • Ring of Truth (1982)[19]
  • The Changelings of Chaan (1985)[20]
  • West of the Moon (1988)[21]

Other short fiction

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  • "Creator" (1978)
  • "Re-deem the Time" (1978)
  • "What Is She?" (1979)
  • "Who Killed Cock Robin?" (1979)
  • "The Last Day of Christmas" (1981)
  • "Omphalos, a Dialogue" (1983)
  • "The Pure Light of the Void" (1983)

Verse

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  • Portnoyad (1971)
  • Hornpipes and Funerals (collection) (1973)
  • "Unparty" (2010)
  • "Design Faults" (2011)

Nonfiction

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  • Style and Meaning (1971)[22]
  • The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays (1975)[23]

Short nonfiction

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  • "How to Get Away with Murder: Advice to a Would-Be Critic" (1979)
  • "Sex as a Hard Problem in Science Fiction" (1985)
  • "A Theory of Errors: The Altered Worlds of Fiction" (1986)
  • "The Making of Meldilorn: A Poetics of Imaginary Names" (1987)
  • "Introduction (The First Men in the Moon)" (1995)
  • "Darwin and Doom: H.G.Wells and the Time Machine" (1997)
  • "Arriving Home" (1998)

Reviews

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  • "Pilgermann" (1983) by Russell Hoban
  • "Riddley Walker" (1983) by Russell Hoban
  • "Charles Williams: Poet of Theology" (1984) by Glen Cavaliero
  • "More Tales of Pirx the Pilot" (1984) by Stanislaw Lem

References

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  1. ^ a b ""R.I.P."". Ansible 334, March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
  3. ^ "David (John) Lake." St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, 4th ed. St. James Press, 1996.
  4. ^ Style and meaning. Papers. University of Queensland Press. 1971. ISBN 9780702207532.
  5. ^ The canon of Thomas Middleton's plays: Internal evidence for the major problems of authorship. Cambridge University Press. 1975. ISBN 9780521207416. OCLC 1531576.
  6. ^ Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996
  7. ^ Ortlieb, Marc, ed. (10 September 1999). "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Awards (Ditmars)". The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet. No. 125. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ ""Ditmar Awards 1977"". SFADB. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ^ ""Ditmar Awards 1982"". SFADB. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  10. ^ ""Aurealis Awards 1999"". SFADB. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  11. ^ ""Ditmar Awards 1999"". SFADB. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Walkers on the Sky by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  13. ^ "The Right Hand of Dextra by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  14. ^ "The Wildings of Westron by David Lake". ISFDB. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  15. ^ "The Gods of Xuma or Barsoom Revisited by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Warlords of Xuma by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  17. ^ "The Fourth Hemisphere by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  18. ^ "The Man Who Loved Morlocks by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Ring of Truth by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  20. ^ "The Changelings of Chaan by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  21. ^ "West of the Moon by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Style and Meaning by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  23. ^ "The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays by David Lake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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