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{{Short description|1953 novel by Alfred Bester}} |
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| name = Who He? (The Rat Race) |
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| author = [[Alfred Bester]] |
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| cover_artist = H. Lawrence Hoffman |
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| genre = [[Satire]] |
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| publisher = [[Dial Press]] |
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'''''Who He''''' (also published as ''The Rat Race'') is a novel by [[science fiction]] author [[Alfred Bester]], published in 1953. The book was republished in 2007 and as of 2015 is available for purchase. |
'''''Who He?''''' (also published as ''The Rat Race'') is a non-science-fiction novel by the [[science fiction]] author [[Alfred Bester]], published in 1953. The book was republished in 2007 and as of 2015 is available for purchase from Wildside Press. It provides a detailed if somewhat madcap view of the early days of television production in New York City before most tv production moved west to California. |
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==Plot summary== |
==Plot summary== |
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A TV game show |
A TV game show writer, waking up after an alcoholic blackout, discovers that someone is out to destroy his life. |
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==Reception== |
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[[Groff Conklin]] in 1954 advised readers of ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction|Galaxy]]'' to not miss "Bester's savage picture of television production".<ref name="conklin195405">{{Cite magazine |
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|date=May 1954 |
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|title=Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf |
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|url=https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1954-05/Galaxy_1954_05#page/n129/mode/2up |
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|magazine=Galaxy Science Fiction |
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|page=133 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/alfred-bester/who-he.htm |
*http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/alfred-bester/who-he.htm |
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{{Alfred Bester novels}} |
{{Alfred Bester novels}} |
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[[Category:1953 novels]] |
[[Category:1953 American novels]] |
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[[Category:American satirical novels]] |
[[Category:American satirical novels]] |
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[[Category:Novels by Alfred Bester]] |
[[Category:Novels by Alfred Bester]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 23 January 2022
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| Author | Alfred Bester |
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| Cover artist | H. Lawrence Hoffman |
| Genre | Satire |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1953 |
Who He? (also published as The Rat Race) is a non-science-fiction novel by the science fiction author Alfred Bester, published in 1953. The book was republished in 2007 and as of 2015 is available for purchase from Wildside Press. It provides a detailed if somewhat madcap view of the early days of television production in New York City before most tv production moved west to California.
Plot summary
[edit]A TV game show writer, waking up after an alcoholic blackout, discovers that someone is out to destroy his life.
Reception
[edit]Groff Conklin in 1954 advised readers of Galaxy to not miss "Bester's savage picture of television production".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Conklin, Groff (May 1954). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. p. 133.
External links
[edit]- http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/alfred-bester/who-he.htm
- Who He? title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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