Re: Arthur C Clarke, RIP

On 2008-03-22 12:01:22 -0700, "W. Citoan" <wcitoan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> Gene Ward Smith wrote:
>> 
>> He doesn't define himself as a science fiction author,
> 
> And what were we talking about?  A definition that excludes Bradbury.
> Bradbury's definition excludes himself.

No, it doesn't.  His definition is:

"Science fiction is a depiction of the real, fantasy is a depiction of 
the unreal.  So The Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it's 
fantasy.  It couldn't happen, you see?"

That doesn't exclude Bradbury, it excludes THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.

It includes FAHRENHEIT 451, as Bradbury notes himself.

That Bradbury does'nt consider himself a science fiction writer is not 
definitional -- it's clearly meant to be descriptive of how Bradbury 
sees himself in general.  But by his definition, and by his direct 
statement, he's written science fiction.

kdb