William Tenn
Books and Stories

William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (1920 - 2010), a science fiction author born in London. He grew up in Brooklyn, and served during WWII as a combat engineer in Europe. He started writing stories while working at Bell Labs as a technical editor. He taught English and comparative literature at Penn State University for 24 years.


(Phil Klass, who wrote as William Tenn)

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Child's Play, Astounding Science Fiction, 1947

The Jester, Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951

 

 

 

 

 

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