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Emerson S. LaSalle (May 27, 1894 – November 17, 2007) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories, science fiction, and horror. He was born in Le Fils de Vainqueur, Missouri [1]
Most notable among the reputed hundreds of books he wrote are Vixen Shamus, Guns of Old Mars, Zeppelins of the Sea, We Were Seamen, Men Called Him Trevor, It Rhymes with Martian, Never Again, Forever and The Mutants of Dr. Zeus, which was awarded a Nebula Award [2] The Reluctant Enthusiast was the title of a 1951 effort by LaSalle at "serious literary fiction," which predictably bombed. Later in life some aspersions were cast on whether LaSalle had indeed written the sex-soaked Sheriff Dracula and Whorebots of Planet Vegas [1]
LaSalle served in the French Foreign Legion before losing a hand to an Arab in the Sudan. The hand was replaced by a hook which added to the theatrical nature of his readings and panel discussions at science fiction conventions and other events. His parents we killed in a blimp accident over Inverness.
There are many unsubstantiated rumors of how Mr. LaSalle died but it is highly unlikely that it was via bear; rather, he more likely passed fitfully in an alcohol-induced haze. Others have proposed that his alcohol-induced-state actually caused him to pick a fight with the bear.
References
1. Smith, Anthony Neil. Emerson LaSalle: A Life in Letters and Leathers. Boston: Twayne, 1987.
2. Terrence, Julia. "Emerson LaSalle: A Premature Retrospective." Science Fiction Fanzine. March 1992. 22-27.
3. Garland, Phineas. "We Were ‘Semen’: The Phallic Hellscapes of Emerson LaSalle.” MLA presentation, 1988.
4. Openheimer, Adam. A Twisted Cosmos: Emerson LaSalle, World Building and World Destruction. Oxford U P, 1996.
External links
- Notes on LaSalle's 1951 "literary" novel The Reluctant Enthusiast
- Essay on LaSalle's attempt at a cyberpunk novel.
- Consideration of the LaSalle novel Never Again, Forever.
- "Remembering Emerson LaSalle, Novelist"
- Bill Crider remembers Emerson LaSalle.
- Sean Doolittle remembers Emerson LaSalle .
- The official Emerson LaSalle blog, In Last Mine Heart Is Murder, supported by former LaSalle associates.
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