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More copies of this ISBN:Notes for a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writingby Janet J Asimov
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Psychaitrist, celebrated fiction writer, and widow of Isaac reflects on topics that she and her husband found especially meaningful over the years. Including never-before-published excerpts from Isaac's witty letters to Janet. Review:"Although a psychiatrist by profession, fiction writer Asimov resists the temptation to over-analyze her relationship with husband Isaac Asimov, the prolific science fiction writer, in this lively nonfiction narrative. Keeping her recollections light and warm, with occasional interjections like, 'I stopped listening and kissed him,' Asimov focuses on the vitality of her subject. Apart from an occasionally grating know-it-all narrative voice, Asimov's memoir is a readable testament to a happy, productive union between two intelligent and creative individuals. Asimov celebrates the fame of Isaac's career, but also documents smaller successes, prioritizing the colorful-and nearly frivolous-tidbits that characterize their daily life ('I hope no reader of this book minds that I'm including what Isaac called maunderings and potterings. I hope the readers will also see his meaning'). She also takes time to describe her own formative years, her career, and her intense grief following Isaac's death. Readers familiar with Isaac Asimov the writer will enjoy his wife's take on Isaac Asimov the man, from his tireless sense of humor to his extraordinary intellectual capabilities, as well as his unusual role as leading man in a touching love story." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:Dr. Janet Asimov is a New York psychoanalyst who is the widow of
Isaac Asimov, the late renowned science fiction writer, and an
author/editor in her own right. (She edited his autobiography, It's
Been A Good Life). Her 17 pieces range from entertaining personal
anecdotes and letters offering insights into her and her husband's
identities, to musings on the nature of writing and mortality. The
book also contains family photos and several of her short stories
that have not been appeared together previously.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Dr. Janet Asimov is a New York psychoanalyst who is the widow of
Isaac Asimov, the late renowned science fiction writer, and an
author/editor in her own right. (She edited his autobiography, It's
Been A Good Life). Her 17 pieces range from entertaining personal
anecdotes and letters offering insights into her and her husband's
identities, to musings on the nature of writing and mortality. The
book also contains family photos and several of her short stories
that have not been appeared together previously.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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