Dieser Blogeintrag erzählt eine Geschichte über (u. a.) den Nutzen von Bibliographien und was man darin finden kann … und wo uns das hinführt:
In PKD Otaku 37 vom April 2018 findet sich auf Seite 41, unter dem Bild einer knapp bekleideten Frau im Stil der späten siebziger Jahre auf dem Cover eines – offenbar „einschlägigen“ – Magazins der Text:
I trust I have your attention. Looking though Galactic Central’s bibliographic website (http://www.philsp. com/) I came across this:
Computer • Lorraine Gargiulo • ss Adam (Australia)And I wondered why if anyone would want to plagiarize
Feb 1978 [Philip K. Dick]; plagiarism of “The Great
C” by Philip K. Dick.
one of Phil’s stories, why in the world would they
choose “The Great C” of all things. And why publish it
in an Australian men’s magazine? I’m more than a little
curious to see this presumably re-written tale of Phil’s but
I suspect I never will. A pretty crazy venue for PKD, to be
sure. Even for fake PKD.
Der falsche (links) und der richtige (rechts) Adam |
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Adam (Australia) [v64 #3, February 1978]
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60 · Computer · Lorraine Gargiulo · ss [Ref. Philip K. Dick]
plagiarism of “The Great C” by Philip K. Dick, Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy September 1953.
Details taken from Science Fiction News #104, May 1987 Issue partially indexed.
Original von Philip K. Dick (Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, September 1953)
HE WAS NOT TOLD the questions until just before it was time to leave. Walter Kent drew him aside from the others. Putting his hands on Meredith's shoulders, he looked intently into his face.
"Remember that no one has ever come back. If you come back you'll be the first. The first in fifty years."
Tim Meredith nodded, nervous and embarrassed, but grateful for Kent's words. After all, Kent was the Tribe Leader, an impressive old man with iron-gray hair and beard. There was a patch over his right eye, and he carried two knives at his belt, instead of the usual one. And it was said he had knowledge of letters.
"The trip itself takes not much over a day. We're giving you a pistol. There are bullets, but no one knows how many of them are good. You have your food?"
Meredith fumbled in his pack. He brought out a metal can with a key attached. "This should be enough," he said, turning the can over.
"And water?"
Meredith rattled his canteen.
"Good." Kent studied the young man.
[…]
180 Worte (von ca. 5.000)
Plagiat (Adam, Februar 1978)
HE WASN'T TOLD the question until it was almost time to leave. Charles Haskell drew him away from the others. Putting his hands on Mason's shoulders, he started into his face.
"Remember, no one has ever come back. If you return, you'll be the
first. The first in 80 years."
Mason nodded, nervous, embarrassed, but grateful for the other's warning. After all, Haskell WAS the Tribal Leader, a tall, impressive man with iron-grey hair and beard. He carried two long knives at his belt instead of the usual one, and it was said that he had knowledge of letters.
"The journey itself should take one day. We are giving you a
pistol, but event I don't know if all the bullets are good. You're sure
you have enough food - and water?"
Mason fumbled inside his pack for the canteen and metal box, "Yes, it should be sufficient," he said.
[…]
150 Worte
Der Gott des Zorns von Bastei Lübbe mit dem Grossen C |
Computers appear from time to time in Phil’s works. They are legitimate science fiction devices though in Phil they are essentially big adding machines more than characters as such. A memorable exception is “The Great C” from a 1953 short story of the same name. Phil recycled the story as chapter seven in Deus Irae (1976). The Big C actually carries on a conversation and that conversation has all the earmarks of one of Phil’s talkative robots. We’ve heard it before and it is always fun even though the Big C actually wants to kill the human he speaks with.
Bibliographisches
Deutsche Erscheinungen der Kurzgeschichte (und hätte es nicht Der grosse C heissen müssen?):
- in Kolonie, Haffmans (1999)
- in Und jenseits – das Wobb, Zweitausendeins (2008)
The Great C gehört nicht zu den allgemein als gemeinfrei angesehenen Kurzgeschichten.
Der Gott des Zorns [Deus Irae, 1976] mit Roger Zelazny, Bastei-Verlag Lübbe (1979). ISBN 3-404-01125-2 – die einzige deutsche Ausgabe
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