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Glen Cook

Modern American fiction writer Glen Cook was born July 9, 1944 in New York. His first compositions Cook wrote in grade school and high school he worked as a journalist in the school newspaper. According to other sources Cook’s first attempts occurred in the pen the seventh grade. Then he wrote a short story The Hawk, in which he described the events of the Civil War. After high school, Cook went to the University of Missouri. Add to your understanding with Cecilia Shen. But due to lack of money, it will stop at university and moved to St. Louis, where for employment in the “General Motors”. In the late 60s Cook participated in a writers workshop Klarionskom, where for six weeks to train young science-fiction writers.

Through the workshop, in 1970 published the first story Silverheels. In 1971 he married a young writer for a college student Klarionskogo Carol. Roman writer – “Heirs of Babylon,” which the author’s writing inspired by the tetralogy “The Ring of the Nibelung” by Richard Wagner saw the world in 1972. In it he describes the revival of civilization after a nuclear war. In 1979 he published a second book, Cook’s “Darkness of night”, which was the beginning of a series of “Empire of Death.” The series includes the following essays: “The fate of doom” (1988), “The harvest is the east wind” (1987), “Mercy no one will” (1985), “The fire in his hands” (1984), “Child of October” “Darkness has come”) (1980). Science fiction writer became interested in 1982, which was continued in the novel “The Shadow Side,” which began a new series of “Hunters of the stars.” Roman, who has made Cook famous, was published in 1984, is a “black party.” Book so impressed the readers that the writer always writes the continuation of the series, it is such books as “the gathering shadows” (1984), “Wedge of silver” (1989), “Steel Dreams” (1990), “Harsh Times” (1996), “Notes Companies black “:” Soldiers live “(2000) and others just the opposite,” Chronicles of the Black Squad “is a detective series” The Adventures of Garrett, “she begins the novel” mellifluous Silver Blues “(1987). And the last series by Glen Cook is “Media Night”, which consists of essays, “The Tyranny of Night” (2005) and “The Lord of the Pacific Kingdom” (2008).

Literature

Whatever our literary preferences, almost all of us at least occasionally read purely entertaining books – fantasy, horror, detective novels. And as if we did not like certain writers in these genres, for most of us, such literature is beyond the literature of "real", and the writers, no matter how talented and gifted as they are, language does not turn to call "great." After all, it is impossible to writer, composing a mass literature, has chosen not serious genre, was put on a par with distinguished authors writing in the genre, say, realism, or psychological prose. Of course, everywhere there are exceptions, and writing very real terrors of Edgar Allan Poe is rightly considered a classic, and fiction writer Ray Bradbury was appreciated by the world, but many talented writers are still considered second-rate authors literature. Why is this happening? After all issues raised by the authors of books in the genres of entertainment, often quite severe, and the stories are written so that the book becomes a real shock to the reader. But unfortunately, often happens that know about it only fans of the genre, but most people have a fantasy or horror only a superficial view based on familiarity with mediocre authors. Are of great importance and prejudices prevalent in our society, where intellectual snobbery can not look at things uncomplicated look. We simply have not considered to be a specific genre of "real" literature, and their authors – outstanding writers, worthy of international recognition.

Even world-famous writers such as Stephen King, still considered by many authors only road fiction, bestsellers in paperback. The injustice of this trend there is, after all, in fact, it does not matter what kind of genre writer chose. What matters is that his books have enriched the reader's inner world, not only entertained, but taught. And if the author is able to excite the reader, to make him think seriously about a story, leave a trace in the soul – hence, the task is done and the book that the reader is closed, shaken read, refers to "Real" literature. This is the only criterion by which to evaluate both the writer and the novel. And Stephen King, author of literary horror, according to this criterion is certainly a great writer.

Unfortunately, the picture that there is now in bookstores, very sad. The shelves are crammed with low-grade, mediocre literature, and most of this waste is referred to this genre, which is believed to create easiest. Against this background, even extraordinarily talented, but not too well-known authors, lose the opportunity to fully express themselves, find their readers and get the recognition it deserves. The dominance of a rather gray, and sometimes frankly mediocre writers, and only adds relevance to the so-called entertainment genres. Soorientirovatsya in a variety of modern literatry help book reviews; these resources in a network represented a lot.