- Alexander Beliaev
Alexander Beliaev (Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Беля́ев IPA2|ɐlʲɪˈksɑndr rɐˈmɑnəvʲɪt͡ɕ bʲɪlʲæjɪf; 1884–1942) is a
Russia nauthor ofscience fiction whose body of work from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded Russian author in that field. His published works include "Professor Dowell's Head " (Голова профессора Доуэля), "Amphibian Man " (Человек-амфибия), "Ariel" (Ариэль), and "The Star KETs " (Звезда Кэц; KETs are the initials of Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky), "The Air Seller " and many more.Born in
Smolensk , young Alexander dreamed of flying and one day climbed to the roof of a barn. In his leap from there, he severely injured his spine. By his mid-twenties, Beliaev suffered constant pain from the injuries and would become paralyzed for months at a time. In his convalescence, he turned to the work ofJules Verne ,H. G. Wells , and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and began to writenovel s in earnest.Beliaev died of hunger in the Soviet town of Pushkin in 1942 while it was occupied by the Nazis. His wife and daughter, who managed to survive, were taken away to
Poland by the Nazis.Bibliography
elected novels
*Professor Dowell's head (Голова Профессора Доуэлля, 1925)(1979), New York, Macmillan, 1980. ISBN 0-02-508370-8
* The Lord of the World (Властелин мира, 1926)
*The Island of Crushed Ships (Остров Погибших Кораблей,1926)
*The Amphibian Man (Человек-Амфибия, 1928), Moscow, Raduga Publisher, 1986. ISBN 5-05-000659-7
*The Last Man from Atlantis (Последний Человек из Атлантиды, 1926)
*Battle in the Ether (Борьба в Эфире, 1928)
*Eternal Bread (Вечный Хлеб, 1928)
*The Man Who Lost His Face (Человек, Потерявший Своё Лицо, 1929)
*Air Trader (Продавец Воздуха, 1929)
*Jump into the Void (Прыжок в Ничто, 1933)
*KEZ Star (Звезда КЭЦ, 1936)
*The W Lab (Лаборатория Дубльвэ, 1938)
*Ariel (Ариэль, 1941)Anthologies edited
* "A Visitor from Outer Space" (2001)
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