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Dark sci-fi genius wrote at superhuman speed — Barry Malzberg
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Could a human writer complete a readable novel in just 27 hours? Barry Malzberg, who died last week at 85, did it — and it wasn't even his most impressive achievement. In February 1969, a 29-year-old Malzberg sat down at his typewriter and churned out Diary of a Parisian Chambermaid at a pace of 60 words per minute. — Read the rest The post Dark sci-fi genius wrote at superhuman speed — Barry Malzberg appeared first on Boing Boing.