Cheryl Morgan points us towards a current project running on the BBC site called My Story, where people around the UK are being encouraged to submit short, autobiographical pieces. It turns out one of those is from Liyi Brunner, widow of the late John Brunner, one of the most respected authors in our science fiction cannon. Cheryl notes that Liyi’s story is picking up quite a few votes already so she’s encouraging the SF&F community to go and have a read and if you like it then lend her some support, which is a splendid idea. It’s a lovely, bittersweet story not only of a wife who misses her beloved husband but, being from China but having moved to live with John in England, is living in a very different culture.
December 27th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Joe,
In our village, people call other people darling, may I call you double darling? Joke. Neil is so famous and I cannot make joke with him. Your support is greatly appreciated. The photos of the animals on your web side made me laugh btw.
Best wishes for the New Year.
Liyi Brunner
January 7th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
John attended the HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL WRITERS’ CONFERNCE on 21-23 August 1992 YOKOHAMA, and he gave a speech entitled SHALL WE BLAST OR SHALL WE BUILD?
I read comments by John and other people on Japanese magazine: To his readers in Japan, and especially those attending the Hamacon, John Brunner says: ” Remember we are all the crew of Spaceship Earth. Take care of its life-support systems!”
John wrote:” In return, permit me to request a favour of yourself. I know some of my books have been published in Japanese; I can see copies of four of them from where I am sitting in my study, and I believe almost no royalties from Japan – Literally, a few dollars a year. On my only visit to your country, in 1983, I tried to establish why, but without success. Perhaps someone has made a list of my Japanese translations? It would interest me very much to find out which books have been issued by what publishers. I enclose International Reply Coupons. Arigato gozaishita!
Please give me my regards to Mr. Tetsu Yano, Mr & Mrs Shibaho, and any other Japanese fans who remember meeting me.
Yours sincerely,
John Brunner
Poor John, I have sent my inquiries to Japan’s publishers but they made excuses, what can I do for you? I know why you died untimely.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
The earthquake in Haiti caused countless people to lose their lives and homeless, to show our love and sympathy, Britain,US,China and some countries have sent medicines, men and dogs to rescue, how many are still survivors under the debris is a question.
Compared with the sufferers, I am very lucky. Love or hate, means a lot to the people in Haiti at the moment, my late husband loved people, my story LOVE NEVER DIES tells you love is the most important thing in life. If you love John, you like my story. Hum? Thank you.
January 17th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
希望灾民平安。 God bless Haiti.