Jan Wildt
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Jan Wildt (1962? - ) is an American author of short stories. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he briefly attended Columbia University before working as a stevedore at the Port of San Pedro (California). A 2003 interview with Wildt published in the zine Tungsten contains his only known biographical information.[1] In recent years he has lived at a monastery near San Diego, California.
Wildt's scant published output, consisting entirely of short stories appearing in small-press magazines devoted to literary and/or speculative fiction, nevertheless exerts some influence. Several of the stories use experimental narrative techniques and high-flown as well as pop-vernacular styles to address "the paradox of human desire," making him one of the past decade's prime exponents of the "erratica" movement in speculative fiction. A similar sensibility is found in selected short fiction by David Foster Wallace and George Saunders, among others. His science-fictional musings on personal identity and the (sometimes porous) boundaries between minds are reminiscent of those of Philip K. Dick.
Published stories by Jan Wildt include:
- Many Dogs, Barking (1998)
- Like Riding A Bike (1998)
- A Son of the Revolution (2000)
- Wonderfreaks (2001)
- Bink Is Luv (2006)
- Hate Mate Awaits Fate (2006)
- The After-Life (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Sessions, S. Interview: Jan Wildt. Tungsten (Minneapolis MN, USA) 3:4-5, November 2003.
