Jesu li sam Westlake i/ili Stark ikada izdavani u prevodu na srpskohrvatski?
Ne znam za njegove krimiće, ali ako te zanima mogu ti navesti par SF priča koje su kod nas objavljene...
Svakako!
Kosmoplov 14 3-19 1970,0115 Donald E. Vestlejk Kolonija u svemiru
Galaksija 57 52-53 1977,01 Donald E. Vestlejk Pobednik
PZ 1485 1980,0613 Donald E. Vestlejk Pobednik
Sirius 68 57-88 1982,02 Donald E. Westlake Nepobjedivi planet Earthman's Burden
Sirius 128 91-105 1987,01 Donald E. Westlake Nebo nam pomoglo Heaven Help Us
Polet 19 12-13 1977,03 Donald E. Westlake Pobjednik The Winner
Borba 1984,1013 Lorens M. Dženifer i Donald I. Vestlejk Pitanje The Question
PZ 2127 1992,1002 Lorens M. Dženifer i Donald I. Vestlejk Pitanje The Question
Najbolje svetske SF priče 1985 161-164 1985 Lorens M.Dženifer i Donald I.Vestlejk Pitanje The Question
Jel PITANJE ona priča kada zovu čoveka telefonom u nekoj kancelariji?
Ne znam za 'The Question', ali malo je poznato da je Westlake pisao i SF. S te strane mogu se pohvaliti da imam tri njegova SF rariteta, ali nijedan nisam procitao. Osim Starkovih naslova o Parkeru, Dortmunder romani mi nikada nisu prijali koliko sam na kraju krajeva ocekivao (npr. prije bih dao glas za komicne eskapade jos jednog lopova, Bernija Rodenbara, by Lawrence Block). Najzad, svi Vestlejkovi ne-serijski trileri, kao sto su recimo 'God Save the Mark', 'The Ax' ili 'The Hook', takodje mi nisu ostali u pamcenju kao nesto sto bi, mozda, valjalo reprizirati, osim sto su bili lako svarljivi trileri i malo sta vise od toga.
Vestlejkove SF naslove koje imam su publikovani od strane Ottoa Penzlera i njegove popularne izdavacke tvrtke za publikaciju krimi-romana, Mysterious Press. Naslov iz 1995, SMOKE, o nevidljivom lopovu, pokusao sam citati, ali je zazvucao tanko pa sam odustao. Druge dvije knjige su HUMANS (1992), jos jedan komicni fentazi roman o andjelima i demonima, dok je TOMORROW'S CRIMES zbirka njegovih 'zanrovskijih' prica u periodu 1961-1984., a kada to kazem mislim na fentazi i SF, gdje je takodje inkorporiran njegov reprezentativni antiutopijski romancic iz 1967, 'Anarchaos'.
sadrzaj zbirke:
Tomorrow's Crimes Donald E. Westlake (Mysterious Press 0-89296-299-2, Sep '89, $18.95, 263pp, hc) Collection of nine early sf stories and one short novel by a well-known mystery writer.
• 1 • The Girl of My Dreams • ss The Midnight Ghost Book, ed. James Hale, 1978
• 13 • Nackles [as by Curt Clark] • ss F&SF Jan '64
• 22 • The Ultimate Caper: The Purloined Letter • ss The New York Times May 11 '75
• 26 • The Spy in the Elevator • ss Galaxy Oct '61
• 46 • The Risk Profession • nv Amazing Mar '61
• 75 • The Winner • ss Nova 1, ed. Harry Harrison, Delacorte, 1970
• 87 • Dream a Dream • ss Cosmopolitan Aug '82
• 93 • In at the Death • ss The Thirteenth Ghost Book, ed. James Hale, Barrie & Jenkins, 1977; EQMM Nov '78
• 108 • Hydra • ss F&SF Mar '84
• 115 • Anarchaos [as by Curt Clark] • n. New York: Ace, 1967
Evo i odrednice o Vestlejku iz Nikolsove SF Enciklopedije:
WESTLAKE, DONALD E(DWIN EDMUND)
(1933-2008) US writer, mostly of detective novels and thrillers, often
slapstick, under his own name and under pseudonyms, notably Richard Stark; he won an Edgar award with God Save the Mark (1968). He began publishing sf - always of secondary interest in his career, though never carelessly done - in 1954 with "Or Give Me Death" for Universe, and assembled much of his short work in The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution and Other Fictions (coll 1968). His first novel of sf interest, Anarchaos (1967) as by Curt Clark, is an adventure tale set on a planet where one's own death is the only crime recognized; along with 9 stories - mostly early – this novel was assembled as Tomorrow's Crimes (coll 1989) as DEW. High Jinx (1987) and Transylvania Station (1988), both with Abby Westlake, are mysteries incorporating elements of spoofed horror. A polished, intelligent, witty writer, DEW has left sf the poorer by his decision not to concentrate seriously on the genre. [JC]Other works: Ex Officio (1970) as by Timothy J. Culver, marginal; Humans (1992), a fantasy.
Zanimljiva je posveta romanu HUMANS:
One day in 1986, in Taormina, Sicily, Evan Hunter told me I should think about doing a book in some way different from what I'd done before; larger in scope, perhaps, or new in approach, or unexpected in thematic material. If Evan hadn't put that bee in my bonnet, this book would not exist.
On a later day, in 1990, in New York City, I found that my voyage into this unknown had led to an apparent impasse; I could not for the life of me figure out how to go on. Several desperate phone calls later I met, via fax, a gentleman, scholar, physicist, and SF writer in California named Robert Forward. We communicated over several days in a flurry of faxes, before he finally transmitted, 'By George! I do believe he's got it!' Without him this book would never have been finished.
On every day, in every way, everywhere, my wife, Abby Adams, makes it possible and keeps me from carelessness and error. Without her, this book would not be coherent.
Evan, Bob, Abby: it's your fault.
p.s. za one koji ne znaju, Evan Hunter je pravo ime krimi-autora Eda McBaina (1926-2005). Ne samo sto su obojica bili dobri scenaristi, nego su docekali da Vestlejku cuveni Kosta Gavras odlicno odradi roman 'The Ax' ('Le Couperet', 2006), a McBainu jedan da potpise Akira Kurosawa ('Tengoku to jigoku' odn. 'High and Low', 1963).
The Ax je odlichan! To su chak pushtali na nekoj reviji u Domu Sindikata svojevremeno.