Monday, November 26, 2007

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Fritz Leiber


It is not known as a writer of limericks Fritz Leiber, one of the acknowledged masters of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Born in Chicago in 1910 he made his debut before the Second World War, and has since attracted three or maybe four generations of fans with his beautiful prose, his wit and his gripping story, decided to devote himself to any genre. Recently in Collection Urania was published New Moon, one of his most famous novels and exciting, a true classic of science fiction and epic choir. I of course I bought it and to my surprise ... I've got found in a limerick! One

character, Richard Hillary, make it a limerick (dedicated to Edward Lear ) inspired by the sight of a girl a little 'volgarotta view on the bus ... seems to me right back here, but unfortunately the translation has meant that it lost its original metric ...

was a young woman of Devizes
With the thoughts of two sizes: Most
passed through a needle's eye
others were as big as the moon;
the young woman in Devizes.




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