Paul O. Williams (1935–2009)
Autore di The Breaking of Northwall
Sull'Autore
Paul O. Williams is a professor emeritus of English at Principia College.
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) Same person wrote the fantasy and the poetry.
Fonte dell'immagine: Paul O. Williams
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Opere di Paul O. Williams
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Williams, Paul Osborne
- Data di nascita
- 1935-01-17
- Data di morte
- 2009-06-02
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Chatham, New Jersey, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Elsah, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Elsah, Illinois, USA
- Attività lavorative
- professor emeritus (English|Principia College in Elsah|Illinois)
- Organizzazioni
- Haiku Society of America (president, 1999)
Tanka Society of America (vice president, 2000)
Principia College - Premi e riconoscimenti
- John W. Campbell Award (1983)
- Nota di disambiguazione
- Same person wrote the fantasy and the poetry.
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- Opere
- 17
- Utenti
- 1,789
- Popolarità
- #14,391
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 39
- ISBN
- 58
- Lingue
- 2
- Preferito da
- 5
Paul O. Williams is best known for his Haiku, essays in the Christian Science Monitor, and one seven-book series of post-apocalyptic science fiction. The Breaking of Northwall, the first volume of the Pelbar Cycle, is set a thousand years after a nuclear disaster. North America is now inhabited by tribes that do not share a common language. Some are village dwellers, while others are nomadic horsemen. Slavery and warfare are routine. The bow and arrow are the latest in weaponry. We follow Jestak, a young man exiled from his peaceful metalworking village of Pelbar. His travels teach him skills from multiple cultures. He becomes a change agent wherever he goes. Jestak is a likable hero, and the many cultures he visits are well-differentiated. The North American economy stretches credulity. We seem to have metalworking without mining, for example. I am not sure what accounts for the ability of horses to survive and thrive after the nukes. But these are quibbles. The Breaking of Northwall is an engrossing adventure with no pretensions as future history. 4 stars.… (altro)