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⚫ }}'''Paul Di Filippo''' (born October 29, 1954 in ], ]) is an ] ] writer. He is known for being a prolific writer in a wide range of sub-genres, including ] and ], and for his ] writing style. He has been published in ]. He is also a regular reviewer for print magazines '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', as well as online at '']''. He is a member of the ]. Along with ], Di Filippo has published a series of novels under the ] ].


'''Paul Di Filippo''' (born October 29, 1954) is an American ] writer.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Paul Di Filippo, 1954–|series=Autobiography Series: Contemporary Authors |volume=V. 29 |pages=79–99 |year=1998 }}</ref>
⚫ ==Bibliography==
===Novels===
* ''Ciphers: A Post-Shannon Rock 'N' Roll Mystery'' (1997)
* ''Would It Kill You to Smile?'' (as Philip Lawson, with ]) (1998)
* ''Joe's Liver'' (2000)
* ''Muskrat Courage'' (as Philip Lawson, with ]) (2000)
* ''A Mouthful of Tongues: Her Totipotent Tropicanalia'' (2002) (erotica)
* ''A Year in the Linear City'' (2002) (novella)
* ''Fuzzy Dice'' (2003)
* ''Spondulix'' (2004)
* ''Harp, Pipe, And Symphony'' (2004)
* ''Creature from the Black Lagoon: Time's Black Lagoon'' (2006)
* ''Cosmocopia'' (2008)


⚫ He is a regular reviewer for print magazines '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'', as well as online at '']''. He is a member of the ].
===Collections===
* '']'' (1995)
* ''Destroy All Brains!'' (1996)
* ''Ribofunk'' (1996)
* ''Fractal Paisleys'' (1997)
* ''Lost Pages'' (1998)
* ''Strange Trades'' (2001)
* ''Little Doors'' (2002)
* ''Babylon Sisters'' (2002)
* ''Neutrino Drag'' (2004)
* ''The Emperor of Gondwanaland'' (2005)
* ''Shuteye for the Timebroker'' (2006)
* ''Plumage From Pegasus'' (2006)
* ''Harsh Oases'' (2009)


Antonio Urias writes that Di Filippo's writing has a "tradition of the bizarre and the weird".<ref name="AU">{{cite web |author=Urias, Antonio |date=July 11, 2014 |title=Book Review: ''The Steampunk Trilogy'' by Paul Di Filippo |url=https://antoniourias.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/book-review-the-steampunk-trilogy-by-paul-di-filippo/ |access-date=January 31, 2015 |publisher=Antonio Urias}}</ref>
===Comic Book Series===

* '']'' (2005)
His novella '']'' was nominated for a ].
* ''Doc Samson'' (2006)

Since 2013 Di Filippo has written regular book reviews for ] ''Locus Magazine''.<ref name="locus-filippo">{{cite web |last1=Di Filippo |first1=Paul |title=Book Reviews by Paul Delippo: A list |url=https://locusmag.com/tag/paul-di-filippo/ |website=Locus Magazine |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Di Filippo was born in ].

== Critical reception ==
Antonio Urias praised the collection ''The Steampunk Trilogy'' (1995) in a brisk review, writing in summary that the tripartite book "contains three bizarre and occasionally humorous novels taking the reader from ]'s amphibian ] to racist naturalists and black magic, and finally the interdimensional love story of ] and ]."

{{quote|The first novella, simply entitled "Victoria" follows Cosmo Cowperthwait the inventor of a human-amphibian hybrid that bares (''sic'') an uncanny resemblance to Her Majesty, ], as well as an insatiable sexual appetite. This is a satire of Victorian mores, politics, and, of course, of the stereotypical mad scientist.
...The second novella is ''Hottentots'' is (''sic'') less outrageously funny, at least on the surface. This is in part due to the fact that the story is told, for the most part through the eyes of Swiss-born naturalist ], who is apart from pompous and self-aggrandizing, also a proud unrepentant racist. As a result, Di Filippo adopts a more satirical tone as Agassiz confronts anarchists, voodoo, academic maneuverings, swordfights, and a ] all without losing a hint of his arrogance or smug assurances.

The final novella, ''Walt and Emily'', follows Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman's blossoming love as they join a spiritualist and scientific expedition into the afterlife. More than either of the previous stories, "Walt and Emily" delights in literary references and games. The story is saturated with poetic quotations and the unrepentant silly fun not only of a love story between Dickinson and Whitman but the idea of them visiting the afterlife.<ref name= "AU" />}}

⚫ ==Bibliography==
⚫ {{See|Paul Di Filippo bibliography}}

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* * {{Official website}}
* Weird Universe * created by Di Filippo, Alex Boese & Chuck Shepherd
* {{isfdb name|id=Paul_Di_Filippo|name=Paul Di Filippo}} * {{isfdb name|name=Paul Di Filippo}}
* at Free Speculative Fiction Online * at '']''
* at Free Speculative Fiction Online
* for ''Strange Trades'' * for ''Strange Trades''
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American science fiction writer (born 1954)
Paul Di Filippo
Born (1954-10-29) October 29, 1954 (age 70)
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction
Website
paul-di-filippo.com Edit this at Wikidata

Paul Di Filippo (born October 29, 1954) is an American science fiction writer.

He is a regular reviewer for print magazines Asimov's Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, Interzone and Nova Express, as well as online at Science Fiction Weekly. He is a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop.

Antonio Urias writes that Di Filippo's writing has a "tradition of the bizarre and the weird".

His novella A Year in the Linear City was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novella.

Since 2013 Di Filippo has written regular book reviews for Locus Magazine Locus Magazine.

Early life

Di Filippo was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Critical reception

Antonio Urias praised the collection The Steampunk Trilogy (1995) in a brisk review, writing in summary that the tripartite book "contains three bizarre and occasionally humorous novels taking the reader from Queen Victoria's amphibian doppelganger to racist naturalists and black magic, and finally the interdimensional love story of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman."

The first novella, simply entitled "Victoria" follows Cosmo Cowperthwait the inventor of a human-amphibian hybrid that bares (sic) an uncanny resemblance to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, as well as an insatiable sexual appetite. This is a satire of Victorian mores, politics, and, of course, of the stereotypical mad scientist.

...The second novella is Hottentots is (sic) less outrageously funny, at least on the surface. This is in part due to the fact that the story is told, for the most part through the eyes of Swiss-born naturalist Louis Agassiz, who is apart from pompous and self-aggrandizing, also a proud unrepentant racist. As a result, Di Filippo adopts a more satirical tone as Agassiz confronts anarchists, voodoo, academic maneuverings, swordfights, and a Lovecraftian horror all without losing a hint of his arrogance or smug assurances.

The final novella, Walt and Emily, follows Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman's blossoming love as they join a spiritualist and scientific expedition into the afterlife. More than either of the previous stories, "Walt and Emily" delights in literary references and games. The story is saturated with poetic quotations and the unrepentant silly fun not only of a love story between Dickinson and Whitman but the idea of them visiting the afterlife.

Bibliography

Further information: Paul Di Filippo bibliography

References

  1. Silver, Steven (2014-09-10). "An Interview with Paul di Filippo, Early Steampunk Adopter". Amazing Stories. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
  2. Paul Di Filippo, 1954–. Autobiography Series: Contemporary Authors. Vol. V. 29. 1998. pp. 79–99.
  3. ^ Urias, Antonio (July 11, 2014). "Book Review: The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo". Antonio Urias. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. Di Filippo, Paul. "Book Reviews by Paul Delippo: A list". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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