Joseph Altairac (25 March 1957 – 9 November 2020) was a French literary critic and essayist.[1][2]
Joseph Altairac | |
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 Altairac in 2001 | |
| Born | 25 March 1957 |
| Died | 9 November 2020 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Literary Critic Essayist |
Career
editHe 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
edit- "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)
References
edit- ^ "Joseph ALTAIRAC". NooSFere (in French).
- ^ "Joseph Altairac nous a quittés". ActuSF (in French). 10 November 2020.
- ^ Parrinder, Patrick; Partington, John S. (2005). The Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe. London: Thoemmes Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-6253-7.
- ^ 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 (in French). Amiens: Encrage. ISBN 2-906389-24-2.