PORGES, Arthur

PORGES, Arthur
(1915-)
   US writer and teacher of mathematics who began publishing sf with "The Rats" for Man's World in 1951, and since then has published about 70 stories - some as Peter Arthur and some as Pat Rogers - without releasing any of them in book collections. He is, however, a strong and inventive writer, especially of fantasy. He is best known for "The Fly" (1952), not to be confused with George LANGELAAN's tale, and "The Ruum"(1953).AP's brother, Irwin Porges (1909-), who collaborated with him on at least 1 story, wrote Edgar Allan Poe (1963) and Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man who Created Tarzan (1975).
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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