The author of the epochal 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY has left this plane of existence, probably to turn into a serene space-fetus or something. The influence of 2001 on the science fiction genre cannot be overestimated, and the movie is truly stunning, but take my advice and check out a work of Clarke's that I find superior in just about every other way, namely 1953's CHILDHOOD'S END.
Cover for the edition I first read back in the late 1970's.
For the skinny on Clarke's life and career, go to the
New York Times obit .
The author of the epochal 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY has left this plane of existence, probably to turn into a serene space-fetus or something. The influence of 2001 on the science fiction genre cannot be overestimated, and the movie is truly stunning, but take my advice and check out a work of Clarke's that I find superior in just about every other way, namely 1953's CHILDHOOD'S END.
Cover for the edition I first read back in the late 1970's.
Good night, Funnyman...
ReplyDeleteI've never read any of Clarke's books, but I would contend that 2001 the Movie was more about being a Kubrick film than an adaptation of Clarke's novel. That's pretty much the case with anything Kubrick's adapted - from Clockwork Orange to The Shining and so on... except for Spartacus, where he had to share his vision with Kirk Douglas.
Agree with you there, Bunche.
ReplyDeleteI read a lot of Clarke and "Childhood's End" was his best...he set the bar so high for others.