MANVELL, (Arnold) Roger

MANVELL, (Arnold) Roger
(1909-1987)
   UK writer, mostly on the cinema and on aspects of WWII; he had a doctorate in English literature. His sf novel, The Dreamers (1958), is a tale of revenge via a dream transmitted to the intended victim by African tribesmen. A borderline-sf explanation is allowed as analternative to the supernatural one.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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