साइंस फिक्शन यानी विज्ञान कथा लेखन एक ऐसा क्षेत्र है, जहाँ महीने-दर-दर, हर छपा हुआ शब्द लाखों लोगों को यह संदेश देता है: 'बदलाव हो रहा है। देखिए, आज की काल्पनिक कहानी कल की सच्चाई बन जाती है।'
Science fiction is a field of writing where, month after month, every printed word implies to hundreds of thousands of people: 'There is change. Look, today's fantastic story is tomorrow's fact.
Science fiction is a field of writing where, month after month, every printed word implies to hundreds of thousands of people: 'There is change. Look, today's fantastic story is tomorrow's fact.
इसकी शुरुआत इस तरह हुई: सालों पहले जब मैं डायनेटिक्स से जुड़ा था, तब मैंने कई कहानियों की शुरुआत लिखकर रखी थी। मुझे कोई विचार आता, तो मैं उसकी शुरुआत लिख लेता और फिर कभी उसे हाथ नहीं लगाता।
It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
मैंने लापरवाही से 75 डॉलर महीने का एक अपार्टमेंट किराए पर ले लिया था क्योंकि मुझे पूरी उम्मीद थी कि मेरी लिखावट ही मेरा खर्च उठाएगी।
I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
मेरा सिद्धांत यह था कि मुझे जो कुछ करना है, वह मानव व्यवहार का अध्ययन करना है।
My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
आपको यह याद रखना होगा कि मैं कनाडा का एक होनहार लेकिन सीधा-साधा इंसान था, जो शायद ही कभी किसी दूसरे लेखक से मिला हो, और अगर मिला भी तो ऐसे তথাকথিত साहित्यिक मिजाज के लोगों से जो कभी-कभार कोई कहानी बेच देते थे और गुज़ारा चलाने के लिए किसी दफ्तर में काम करते थे।
You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
'रिक्रूटिंग स्टेशन' एक ऐसी कहानी थी जो कई रातों की भारी बेचैनी और नींद उड़ने के बाद मेरे ज़ेहन में आई थी।
Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.
Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.
एक अर्थ में, इसमें बहुत बड़ी सच्चाई है, लेकिन यह भी सच है कि मैं बहुत पढ़ने वाला इंसान था।
In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.
In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.
'चम' लड़कों की एक ब्रिटिश साप्ताहिक पत्रिका थी, जिसे साल के अंत में बांधकर एक बहुत बड़ी किताब बना दिया जाता था; और आने वाले क्रिसमस पर माता-पिता इसे लड़कों के लिए क्रिसमस उपहार के रूप में खरीदते थे।
Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children.
Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children.
मुझे याद नहीं कि मेरी कहानियों की जटिलता को लेकर मेरे मन में कभी कोई आत्म-चेतना (सेल्फ-अवेयरनेस) रही हो।
I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.
I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.
पैराग्राफ तोड़े बिना एक पूरा पन्ना लगातार पढ़ना मेरे लिए बोरिंग हो सकता है। अंग्रेजी भाषा के व्याकरण के हिसाब से शायद मुझे पैराग्राफ उससे पहले ही तोड़ देने चाहिए जितने मैं तोड़ता हूँ।
It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up perhaps sooner than I should in terms of the usage of the English language.
It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up perhaps sooner than I should in terms of the usage of the English language.
कैंपबेल से मुझे जो प्रोत्साहन मिला, वह तुरंत मिली दाद और सराहना थी। एक बार जब 'स्पेस बीगल' अपने मिशन पर निकल पड़ा, तो स्वाभाविक रूप से इससे जुड़े और भी कई विचार मेरे मन में आने लगे।
The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.
The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.
मैंने सबसे पहले विज्ञान कथा ब्रिटिश पत्रिका 'चम' के पुराने वार्षिकी (एन्युअल) अंक में पढ़ी थी, तब मैं करीब 12 वर्ष का था।
I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.
I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.