tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post4947304956119322073..comments2024-03-28T00:05:38.435-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Kipling the first modern SF writers?Peggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-91191390210722585632009-11-11T17:13:34.594-08:002009-11-11T17:13:34.594-08:00Chelloveck: I find reading Kipling to be a bit tou...Chelloveck: I find reading Kipling to be a bit tough going myself sometimes - probably due to his 19th century-style and the "Englishness" of most of his works. Translating his stories must have been a difficult task!Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-10729990919371813382009-11-11T14:09:43.961-08:002009-11-11T14:09:43.961-08:00Hi, Peggy, I know it's an old post, but you ma...Hi, Peggy, I know it's an old post, but you may find my comment interesting: a collection of Kipling's sf short stories is now being published in Hungary (hopefully in November); I was the translator. The short stories are:<br /><br />The Mother Hive<br />Wireless<br />A Matter of Fact<br />The Wish House<br />The Eye of Allah<br />The Ship That Found Herself<br />.007<br />UnprofessionalMonsterkid Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676923078378858712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-58480967192497225792008-02-04T21:03:00.000-08:002008-02-04T21:03:00.000-08:00Arvind, I agree that Shelly was definitely SF, at ...Arvind, I agree that Shelly was definitely SF, at least by my definition. I don't think she made Knight's list because Frankenstein isn't technological enough - the focus is on the monster and not how he was created.<BR/><BR/>Mister Troll, while discovery of the "other" has indeed been a longstanding literary theme, my impression is that Kim brings in a new perspective: the "technologically Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-7024249208787120732008-02-04T20:03:00.000-08:002008-02-04T20:03:00.000-08:00Kipling - how interesting.Can't say I agree that K...Kipling - how interesting.<BR/><BR/>Can't say I agree that Kim is in any way a predecessor of science fiction. The Other has long been a fascination of literature in general.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the informative post!Mister Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391221220679385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-54723584781499808202008-02-03T08:40:00.000-08:002008-02-03T08:40:00.000-08:00Very informative post,I knew Kipling as a poet a...Very informative post,I knew Kipling as a poet and short story writer only who won Nobel prize for literature.His 'The Jungle book' is still a very popular book in India with many characters easily identifiable with the country's pathos and background.<BR/>Still,Merry Shelly is definitely the first modern sf author with her magnum opus-Frankenstein !Arvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.com