What is Joseph Altairac?
{{Infobox person | name = Joseph Altairac | image = Joseph_Altairac_-_Convention_nationale_SF_-_juillet_2001.JPG | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Altairac in 2001 | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = 25 March 1957 | birth_place = [[French Fourth Republic|France]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|11|08|1957|03|25}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | nationality = [[French people|French]] | other_names = | occupation = Literary Critic <br/> Essayist | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Joseph Altairac''' (25 March 1957 – 9 November 2020) was a French literary critic and essayist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noosfere.org/livres/auteur.asp?numauteur=1576688737&Niveau=bio|title=Joseph ALTAIRAC|work=NooSFere|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/joseph-altairac-nous-a-quitt%C3%A9s|title=Joseph Altairac nous a quittés|date=10 November 2020|work=ActuSF|language=French}}</ref> His works focused in science fiction literature and was secretary of the [[Prix Rosny-Aîné]]. His articles and works were dedicated to [[A. E. van Vogt]], [[H. P. Lovecraft]], and [[H. G. Wells]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Parrinder|first1=Patrick|last2=Partington|first2=John S.|author-link=|date=2005|title=The Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-reception-of-hg-wells-in-europe-9781441112996/|location=London|publisher=Thoemmes Continuum|page=|isbn=0-8264-6253-7|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-date=2017-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202007/https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-reception-of-hg-wells-in-europe-9781441112996/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Altairac, Joseph}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Literary critics]] [[Category:French essayists]] [[Category:French critics]] {{bio-stub}