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| Original Title: | Grumbles from the Grave |
| ISBN: | 0345362462 (ISBN13: 9780345362469) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Nonfiction Book (1990), Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction (1990) |
Robert A. Heinlein
Hardcover | Pages: 281 pages Rating: 3.59 | 2132 Users | 37 Reviews
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Long before his death in 1988, Robert A. Heinlein had expressed the desire to have a selection of his letters published, after he was gone, and entitled 'Grumbles from the Grave'. But increasing pressure from his work and a series of major illnesses made it impossible for him to undertake the job of editing this himself. Now his wife, Virginia Heinlein, has taken on the labor of fulfilling his wish. Jacket design by Darrin Ehardt.
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| Title | : | Grumbles from the Grave |
| Author | : | Robert A. Heinlein |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Del Rey |
| Pages | : | Pages: 281 pages |
| Published | : | November 18th 1989 by Ballantine Books |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.59 From 2132 Users | 37 ReviewsWeigh Up Containing Books Grumbles from the Grave
A man wearing a plaid sports jacket and mismatched polyester, elastic waist slacks walks out onto the stage. He looks smug and self confident, from his 70s era mustache to his back brace to his white patent leather casual dress shoes. His is the self-assurance of the gaudy male seed bearer. He knows his lusty effect on women.He looks a great deal like a young Dan Akroyd.Good evening, folks. Ill be presenting the review for Robert A. Heinleins posthumously published collection of letters to andI don't search out author biographies but happened to pick this one up at a library sale. Heinlein has been my favorite author forever but this book was a big disappointment. It was edited by his wife after he was dead so I must assume that she is the one who messed it up. It is like he left a box of letters (mostly to his agent) that he was saving for his memoirs, his wife tripped and scattered them all over the place and then published them in the order that she picked them up off the floor.
Published a year and a half after his death, this work is the closest thing to an autobiography this writer ever penned. Edited by his widow, it includes an interesting examination of the long gestation period of Stranger in a Strange Land, as well as letters and other short writings. Frederick Pohl complained that he felt a broad swath of whitewash had been overlaid on this work (presumably by his wife), since 'what's left is actually rather boring and does a great disservice to the real
If you're a devoted Heinlein fan, invaluable insights, such as why "Glory Road" seems to trail on past the adventure stage and why "I Will Fear No Evil" doesn't quite live up to itself.Almost anyone else would be bored out of their minds.
This book contains correspondence between Heinlein and his literary agent, mostly, plus a few assorted letters to and from other people. Also has photographs of Heinlein during several periods of his life, along with his wife, Ginny, and the tribe of cats they kept.It provides valuable insight into RAH's way of thinking, his life in general, and the things that troubled and worried him. I can sympathize with one of his recurring concerns, that the USA is in a tailspin due to the increasing
Some dated (and kinda sexist) stuff, but a great little book for aspiring writers in terms of dealing with editors, agents, contracts--and, most importantly, writing. Not a How-To, like On Writing or Bird by Bird, nor a memoir, but a collection of letters between Heinlen and others, published by his widow. Best piece of advice: produce copy, produce copy, produce copy.
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