"There was also a problem with the first edition of Rigor Mortis.
The biographical notes on the back cover- with the by now
inevitable photo of Lint kissing a tortoise- stated that Lint had
died in 1972. The media, poised to praise him after his death,
sprang in with lamentations that he had been tragically neglected
by commercial enterprise and that it was baffling that his artistic
genius had not been more appreciated. Their bitter embarrassment
upon learning that he was still alive and open to their patronage
drove a bigger wedge than ever between the media and Lint- they had
no recourse but to pretend he did not exist at all. 'So in terms of
money, publicity and ease of progress,' Lint observed, 'all remains
the same.'" Jeff Lint was author of some of the strangest and most
inventive satirical SF of the twentieth century. He transcended
genre in classics such as Jelly Result and The Stupid Conversation,
becoming a cult figure and pariah. Like his contemporary Philip K.
Dick, he was blithely ahead of his time. Aylett follows Lint
through his Beat days; his immersion in pulp SF, psychedelia and
resentment; his disastrous scripts for Star Trek and Patton; the
controversies of The Caterer comic and the scariest kids' cartoon
ever aired; and his belated Hollywood success in the 1990s. It was
a career haunted by death, including the undetected death of his
agent, the suspicious death of his rival Herzog, and the unshakable
"Lint is dead" rumors, which persisted even after his death.
General
Imprint: |
Snowbooks
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2007 |
Authors: |
Steve Aylett
|
Dimensions: |
129 x 199 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-909679-83-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
General
|
LSN: |
1-909679-83-6 |
Barcode: |
9781909679832 |
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