article in French Paul Rhoads is an American artist, painter, illustrator and musician living in France. His father, Georges Rhoads, was also a painter and close friend of Jack Vance. Paul Rhoads was a great fan of Vance’s work, and it was his idea for a complete edition of his works that led to the… Lire la suite Paul Rhoads’ Vancian art
At the roots of planet-opera, or Big Planet by Jack Vance available in French here: https://bigvance.wordpress.com/ Essay by Stefano Sacchini* -2019 original article in italian :http://solelontano.altervista.org/alle-radici-del-planetary-romance-ovvero-big-planet-di-jack-vance/ * Stefano Sacchini is an Italian blogger specializing in Vance and ancient China. Excerpt from Big Planet : « Glystra walked a little way into the swamp, testing the footing. The… Lire la suite Big Planet
This article in french here: https://wordpress.com/post/bigvance.wordpress.com/3295 In the 50s and 60s, SF fandom rumored that Jack Vance was just one of Henry Kuttner’s many pseudonyms, and this persisted even after his death in 1958. The rumor spread after the publication of the anthology The Best Science Fiction stories in late 1950, in which the editor… Lire la suite 1950 – The Kuttner/Vance controversy
plus the Forgotten Pleasures of Life by Max Ventura first published in the VIE magazine Cosmopolis #40 (2003) In my not excessively wide experience as a reader, throughout the years, I have never noticed an author so much concerned with the pictorial representation of food, drink and sybaritic leisures with the same dedication as Jack… Lire la suite J.V. and the Appreciation of Good Food (and Good Wine)
Jack Vance’s monsters, aliens and other creatures illustrated in the pulps from 1945 to 1965 This gallery contains illustrations presented in the site: https://vancepulps.wordpress.com/ About Illustrations: 1946 ill. Hanchioni Thrilling Wonder Stories Phalid-s Fate1946-07 planet of the black dust Startling stories1949-03 the Howling Bounders Startling stories1948-11 The Unspeakable MacInch Startling stories1950 ill. Finlay Startling Stories… Lire la suite The Early Vance Bestiary
Jack Vance’s writing is of such quality that one wonders if one should really believe his numerous affirmations indicating that he only worked for money.Here are ten statements taken from various interviews that shed light on the subject (without however ending the debate!) (Broadcast – hour 25 – 1976) :VANCE: Leaving the field? I can’t afford… Lire la suite Vance, Writing, Money
« Presse-Pocket » editor (France) 1978-2001 French here Bio Years 1978 to 1987 Years 1988 to 2001 Siudmak interview More about Wojtek Siudmak Bio Wojtek Siudmak is a French painter and sculptor born in 1942 in Poland. He started to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Then in 1966, he came to France to… Lire la suite WOJTEK SIUDMAK & JACK VANCE
(En Français ici) In Cugel Saga the episode on « La Galante » ends with a scene where Vance, with his diverting and flowery language, mocks the « sexual capacities » of Cugel, which is rare enough to be quoted. When Cugel flees by stealing « La Galante », he takes Mrs. Soldinck and her three daughters hostage, proclaims himself Captain,… Lire la suite A Jack Vance Grivoiserie
Témoignages, rencontres, anecdotes « Jack Vance, homme à tout faire et poète de la Science-Fiction « (Thomas A. Siebel) Une sélection de 32 textes d’auteurs très divers ayant approché ou côtoyé l’écrivain discret, étonnant, attachant et plein d’humour qu’est Jack Vance, viennent d’être réunis dans un recueil disponibles en version PDF. Vous pouvez le télécharger ici (1mo):… Lire la suite À Propos de Jack Vance
Choice of the Names (English below) Déclaration de Jack Vance lors de la convention V-CON en1979 : Question: (..) comment déterminez vous ces noms si particuliers pour vos personnages et vos lieux. Avez-vous un système pour cela ou jaillissent-ils de votre imagination fertile ?Jack Vance:(…) Vous écrivez peut-être quelques possibilités et vous vous dites :… Lire la suite Le Choix des Noms