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<p>New one-volume autobiography spans Asimov's life for the first time!<br> As one of the most gifted and prolific writers of the twentieth century, Isaac Asimov became legendary for his inexhaustible creativity, wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, and talent for explaining complex subjects in clear, concise prose. While regaling his readers with an incredible opus of almost five hundred entertaining and illuminating science fiction and nonfiction books, he also found time to write a three-volume autobiography. Now these volumes have been condensed into one by Asimov's wife, Janet, who also shares excerpts from letters he wrote to her. Together these writings provide an intimate portrait of a creative genius whose love of learning and playing with ideas is evident on every page.<br> Reading this autobiography is like sitting down with Isaac Asimov and experiencing his witty, engaging, and brilliant personality firsthand. We are treated to many marvelous stories about his upbringing in Depression-era Brooklyn, his early fascination with the new science fiction pulp magazines, the thrill of his first published story, the creation of his well-known story "Nightfall," the genesis of t
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- Author
- Isaac Asimov, Janet Jeppson Asimov (editor)
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books, Publishers
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781573929684
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.16 / 5 (265 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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