Essay
The Man Who Invented Fantasy
Lester del Rey wore 1950s-style horn-rimmed glasses, an untamed billy-goat beard, and his silver hair neatly brushed back above a prominent forehead. Notably, he would generously distribute cards bearing the inscription: Lester del Rey, Expert. On occasion, he would humorously claim that his full name was Ramón Felipe San Juan Mario Silvio Enrico Smith Heathcourt-Brace Sierra y Alvarez-del Rey y de los Verdes. However, it is important to note that he was actually born Leonard Knapp, the son of Wright Knapp, in 1915 in the rural southeastern region of Minnesota. Like many notable figures from the state, such as Jay Gatz, Prince Rogers Nelson, and Robert Zimmerman, del Rey was captivated by the idea of reinventing oneself. In 1977, at the age of sixty, del Rey harnessed his inclination for imaginative storytelling to great success, effectively revolutionizing the genre of fantasy fiction as we know it today.
By ABDUL RASHID 2 years ago in Chapters
Silent treatment
He moved quietly and peacefully, as a tired soul awakened from the past. As he sat listening to the secretary give her sales pitch. He listened to my clicking of the keyboard, the tapping of my pen. His silence seemed as though he were trying to hear what I was thinking, in this long drawn out silence.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN ACTION
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