Following My Nose

Following my Nose is Hugo and Nebula author and critic Alexei Panshin’s very personal journey into literary analysis and his own reflections.

Panshin discusses his own journey as well as works that influenced his own writing and on science fiction in general. Authors like A.E. van Vogt, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Caroll) and others have shaped both the genre as well as Panshin’s own art.

This work also discusses a broader critique of the genre and its impact on literature and culture, drawing ...