Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century, the genre's so-called Golden Age, and one of the most complex."Although [van Vogt] catered for the pulps, he intensified the emotional impact and complexity of the stories they would bear". The Science Fiction Writers of America named him their 14th Grand Master in 1995 (presented 1996).
Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century, the genre's so-called Golden Age, and one of the most complex."Although [van Vogt] catered for the pulps, he intensified the emotional impact and complexity of the stories they would bear" The Science Fiction Writers of America named him their 14th Grand Master in 1995 (presented 1996).