- Paul Harland
Paul Harland (born Paul Smit 1960; died
June 17 ,2003 ) was a Dutchscience fiction writer who wrote under the name Paul Harland. He had written several novels and one of his collections was translated into English. Along with his writing he also designed furniture. [ [http://www.albedo1.com/html/paul_harland.html Albedo 1] ]Death
His death had initially been reported as a suicide. Later his husband, a Bosnian immigrant and architect named Tarik Dreca, was convicted for his murder. Tarik had apparently staged the death to look like a suicide. [ [http://www.sfsite.com/columns/news0410.htm SFSite.com] ] Tarik's defense attorney theorized that Harland had recreated a plot from his book, which has a man commit suicide and set up his partner, but the court rejected the idea. [ [http://onlypunjab.com/fullstory2k5-insight-news-status-15-newsID-89330.html Only Punjab] ] After his death the King Kong Award was renamed the
Paul Harland Prize in his honor.Bibliography
* "Onkruid en stenen" (1995)
* "Retrometheus" (1992)
* "De wintertuin" (1990)
* "Fuga in frictieloos porcelein" (1984)Web sources
External links
* [http://www.deboekenplank.nl/naslag/aut/h/harland_p.htm Bibliography]
* [http://www.nu.nl/news/679724/15/15_jaar_ge%EBist_voor_moord_op_sf-schrijver.html Dutch news site (In Dutch)]
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