Re: Richard Collier's comment on reprints of "The Space Merchants":
I've also noticed that Pohl's name has eclipsed Kornbluth's in later
editions of "The Space Merchants". (I made it a point of discussion in
my SF class last year.) But I suspect it has more to do with marketing
appeal. Pohl remains a prominent figure in the field; Kornbluth is
probably an unfamiliar name to most readers of this generation.
Peter Goldstein
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>From: Richard Collier[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, November 18, 1996 4:05 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list SF-LIT
>Subject: Pohl
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>As professor Rossi has pointed out, "The Space Merchants" was indeed
>written by both Pohl and Kornbluth. But I think critical opinion has
>diminished Kornbluth's contribution to the text considerably over
>the last several decades. Most commentators consider the vast majority
>of the text to be Pohl's work. This has, interestingly, been reflected
>in the several (but occasional) reprints of the book -- Kornbluth's
>name becomes increasingly eclipsed by Pohl's as we move from the
>50s to the present.
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>rick c.
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