Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy in the 1960s and 1970s.As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction \"New Wave\" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. His publication of Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad as a serial novel was notorious; in Parliament some British MPs condemned the Arts Council for funding the magazine.In 2008, The Times newspaper named Moorcock in its list of \"The 50 greatest British writers since 1945\".In December 2014, production was announced by Digital Story Engine of MICHAEL MOORCOCK: FAITH, HOPE AND ANXIETY, a feature-length documentary film exploring Moorcock's six-decade career and influence.The film is scheduled for release in 2016."@en }
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- Michael_Moorcock abstract "Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy in the 1960s and 1970s.As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction \"New Wave\" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. His publication of Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad as a serial novel was notorious; in Parliament some British MPs condemned the Arts Council for funding the magazine.In 2008, The Times newspaper named Moorcock in its list of \"The 50 greatest British writers since 1945\".In December 2014, production was announced by Digital Story Engine of MICHAEL MOORCOCK: FAITH, HOPE AND ANXIETY, a feature-length documentary film exploring Moorcock's six-decade career and influence.The film is scheduled for release in 2016.".