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ROBSON, Justina
Justina Robson has written seven novels. Her debut Silver Screen was published by Macmillan in 1999 and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke award and was followed by Mappa Mundi (2001), Natural History (2003) and Living Next Door to the God of Love (2005).
She is presently writing the concluding instalments of a five (or seven) book sequence, Quantum Gravity, published by Gollancz (and by Pyr in the US) and very much a mixture of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Of this Justina says ‘[It] is, among other things, one of those kick-ass-female-protagonist-with-vampire-boyfriend things so beloved of Zeno’s own John Berlyne. Except he isn’t a vampire – he’s an elf. She’s a machine. The other boyfriend is a demon. It’s exactly what you would expect from a serious SF writer. ‘ Read the rest of this entry »
RUDOLF, Anthony
Anthony Rudolf is an autobiographer, poet, literary critic, editor and translator. Recently he completed a volume of short stories and is now working on two new memoirs. A volume of prose/verse sequences is to appear from Northern House/Carcanet in 2009.
His many books and pamphlets include Engraved in Flesh (a study of Piotr Rawicz, 2nd edition 2007), Mandorla (poetry, 1999), The Arithmetic of Memory (autobiography, 1999), Wine from Two Glasses (Adam Lecture, King’s College, London) and the prize-winning At an Uncertain Hour: Primo Levi’s War against Oblivion (literary criticism, 1990 and 1991).
He has translated fiction (e.g. Balzac’s The Unknown Masterpiece), drama and, in particular, Yves Bonnefoy’s poetry (most recently Yesterday’s Wilderness Kingdom, 2001). His other books include pioneering anthologies of contemporary French Poetry and 20th century Jewish poets from all languages… Read the rest of this entry »
RUTLEDGE, Ian
Ian Rutledge is an economist and historian with a special interest in Energy and the Middle East.
He is a partner in SERIS (Sheffield Energy & Resources Information Services) and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Sheffield University Management School.
Ian graduated in Economics and Social Science in the University of Cambridge in 1968 and received his PhD in 1973. He has taught both economics and sociology in the Universities of London and Sheffield, as well as spending three years working for British Coal Corporation. He is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of Arabic and French… Read the rest of this entry »