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Where myth, futurism, literature and pop culture interbreed... The Times |
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| Age: | 99 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Winchester & London, South |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| BodyType: | Average |
| Zodiac: |  Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) |
| Last Login: | Mar 26, 2007 (523 days back) |
| I am Here For Friends and Networking. | |
About Me |
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| My name's Jon Courtenay Grimwood, I write novels, occasionally weird ones... Until recently I wrote a column for the Guardian, these days I'm writing for SFX, the Telegraph review section and a couple of other papers and magazines.I was born in Malta and grew up in the Far East, Scandinavia and Malta again. I'm happiest on planes (which isn't great, given global warming). | |
My Interests |
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| writing, motorbikes, alcohol (in any order) | |
I'd like to meet:Buddha, Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Johnny Thunders, Joan of Arc, Gilles de Rays, Haruki Murakami, Pablo Neruda, William Gibson, Gene Wolfe, you get the picture... |
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Music:oh god, most punk, assorted goth, silver mount zion, against me, sigur ros, razorlight, wreckless eric, arcade fire, asian dub foundation, early rem, jesus and mary chain, clash, early bowie, lena lovich, lou reed, rachid taha |
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Movies:old boy, spirited away, hani-ba, lost in translation, nightmare before christmas, la reine margot, whisper of the heart, anything by miyazaki, fifth element, starship troopers (sorry), akira, grosse point blank... |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | In a Relationship |
| Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian |
| Hometown: | tokyo, on a good day... |
| Religion: | Agnostic |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | College graduate |
| Occupation: | writer |
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My Blog |
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End of the World Blues |
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| 'I'm Lady Neku,' she said, before executing a small bow and offering her hand. When Kit shook, he couldn't help noticing that her fingers were sticky. &... Posted by jon courtenay grimwood on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:24:00 PST |
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Locus Recommends |
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| Just discovered - late in the day - that End of the World Blues made the Locus Recommends list, along with Moorcock's Vengeance of Rome, Pynchon's Against the Day, Mike Harrison's Nova Swing, and... Posted by jon courtenay grimwood on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:03:00 PST |
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Clarkes II (son of, Clarkes ride out, return of the, etc...) |
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| Telegraph just did a round up of the Arthur C Clarke shortlist, and included this about End of the World Blues...
'A hallucinogenic noir thriller that mixes elements of Bladerunner, Borges and Bulgak... Posted by jon courtenay grimwood on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:04:00 PST |
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Arthur C Clarke Awards |
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| Gave up alcohol for January... last as long as it takes me to hit the pre-drinks for the Arthur C Clarke Awards last night, unless it was the pre-pre-drinks, given the actual ceremony isn't until earl... Posted by jon courtenay grimwood on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:17:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Haruki Murakami, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Paul Cornell, Scar Night, Stel Pavlou, Jin-Yi, BANKSY, Iain (M) Banks, Jean Reno, choyce/hacks, Takeshi, Toby Litt, sruli recht, alex, Juxtaposeur, Hal Duncan, Claire Weaver, Doug Forbes, Suzanne Barbieri, mo ali, Mr.Riddle, schrodingerscat, OB, Kim, Fantasy Book Critic, Gareth L. Powell, Lance, Ricky Martin's Dad, Lazarus, disinformation, Joint Intelligence Committee, Fra™ [ATTS Booking - Break Is Over], LitPark, Spec Writer, Anthony J Langford, Radiation Angel, Wastelands, Bob, Adventures in Scifi Publishing, Simon Haynes, DJ, TheDarkReaver, hotgreentea, Christina, Tallman, Scared of Girls, Colonel, Katana Kirby, M H Ayinde, Wayne Blackhurst, ryzo, the8thchild, Jack Phoenix, The LIGHTS, Doctor Opoponax
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