Norbert Spehner
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Norbert Spehner was born in France in 1943. He settled in Quebec in 1968, where he worked as a teacher at the Cégep Édouard-Montpetit. He founded the science fiction and fantasy magazine Solaris, originally Requiem, which he directed for a decade. The author of many bibliographies on science fiction, fantasy, crime novels, serial killers, etc., he also publishes Marginalia, a newsletter on paraliterary studies. A former literary editor, a radio columnist and literary critic, he has collaborated with various magazines in France, Canada and the United States, as well as participating in many research groups studying literary genres. Since September 2002, he has written a regular column on crime novels in the daily La Presse, while remaining a pillar of the magazine Alibis. |
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Bibliography
1. Books
- Aurores boréales 1 editor. Anthology. Longueuil : Le Préambule, 1983.
- Écrits sur le fantastique. Essay. Longueuil : Le Préambule, 1986.
- Écrits sur la science-fiction. Essay. Longueuil : Le Préambule, 1988.
- Écrits sur le roman policier withYvon Allard. Essay. Longueuil : Le Préambule, 1990.
- Écrits sur l'espionnage. Essay. Québec : Nuit Blanche, 1994.
- Les Fils de Jack l'Éventreur. Essay. Québec : Nuit Blanche, 1995.
- Dracula Opus 300. Essay. Saint-Hyacinthe : Ashem Fictions, 1996.
- Frankenstein Opus 410. Essay. Roberval : Ashem Fictions, 1997.
- Jekyll & Hyde Opus 600. Essay. Roberval : Ashem Fictions, 1998.
- Le Roman policier en Amérique française. Essay. Beauport : Alire, (Essais 004), 2000.
- Scènes de crimes. Essay. Lévis : Alire, (Essais 006), 2007.
2. Short Stories
- "Entretien avec une boîte de chaussures," Solaris 134, 2000.
- "Satanigrad ou le sourire du démon," in Noires Soeurs, Paris : L'Oeil du sphinx, 2002.
- "Le Treizième Homme," Alibis 4, 2002.
- "Crimes parfaits pour les nuls," Alibis 6, 2003.
- "Avis de tempête," Alibis 22, 2007.
