It's Been a Good Life
- List Price: $28.99
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Prometheus Books
- Publish date: 03/01/2002
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 the Foundation series, and the evolution of his creative life as a writer.
He also reveals his inner thoughts about and experiences with various luminaries in science and science fiction. Above all, Asimov's autobiography conveys unbounded enthusiasm for his craft, the infectious joy of learning and creating, complete intellectual honesty, his strong humanist convictions, and his infinite fund of good humor and optimism even at the end of his life -- all told in the lively clear writing style that was his trademark.
Although Janet Jeppson Asimov concludes this work with a shockingrevelation about her husband's death, the volume is clearly intended as a celebration -- as the title suggests -- of a wonderful, creative life. As a poignant coda to this work, Janet has appended one short story that was Isaac's favorite, and his 400th essay on his thoughts about science.
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