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van Herck, Paul

(1938-1989) Belgian (Flemish) author whose Sam, of de Pluterdag (1968; trans Danny De Laet and Willy Magiels as Where Were You Last Pluterday? 1973) is a Satire of a society in which the higher classes have access to an extra day of the week. Van Herck also wrote a collection of ingenious short stories, De Cirkels en andere fantastische verhalen ["The Circles"] (coll 1965). [JC]

see also: Benelux.

Paul van Herck

born Berchem, Antwerp, Belgium: 19 May 1938

died 19 June 1989

works (selected)

• De Cirkels en andere fantastische verhalen ["The Circles"] (Antwerp, Belgium: Uitgeverij De Kentaur, 1965) [coll: binding unknown/]
• Sam, of de Pluterdag (Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Meulenhoff, 1968) [pb/Root Groot and Frank Stoovelaar]
  • Where Were You Last Pluterday? (New York: DAW Books, 1973) [trans by Danny De Laet and Willy Magiels of the above: pb/Karel Thole]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight.
Accessed 20:21 pm on 24 April 2024.
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