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Film writer

Brian Aldiss, born on August 18, 1925, is a renowned British film writer. His works span a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, and are known for their unique imagination and profound thematic exploration.

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“Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science), and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post Gothic mode.”

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Book:The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy

Source: The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy

“I was hardly fit for human society. Thus destiny shaped me to be a science fiction writer.”

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“My briefest ever definition of science fiction is 'Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.'”

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“Science fiction is for real, space opera is for fun.”

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“Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts.”

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“The fatal error of much science fiction has been to subscribe to an optimism based on the idea that revolution, or a new gimmick, or a bunch of strong men, or an invasion of aliens, or the conquest of other planets, or the annihilation of half the world--in short, pretty nearly anything but the facing up to the integral and irredeemable nature of mankind--can bring about utopian situations. It is the old error of the externalization of evil.”

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Born: August 18, 1925
Known for: Film writer
Quotes: 49

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