I'm lucky that SFWA has such a short memory. I was always t… - Brian Aldiss

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I'm lucky that SFWA has such a short memory. I was always the Young Turk, the gadfly. Part of the New Wave, although I didn't fit in there either! I spent years, and two histories, putting the so-called Old Guard in their place, and now I'm one of them!

Brian Aldiss

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Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.

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Pen Names: Jael Cracken

Birth Name: Brian Wilson Aldiss

Alternative Names: Brian W. Aldiss • Dr. Peristyle • C. C. Shackleton

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