tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post2824354737584820781..comments2024-03-06T08:05:29.800-05:00Comments on Casual Debris: Fritz Leiber, Conjure WifeCasual Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-62207695125090216082018-09-21T16:09:08.032-04:002018-09-21T16:09:08.032-04:00"Conjure Wife" was also reprinted in the..."Conjure Wife" was also reprinted in the only 2 issues of "Haunt of Horror", Marvel's 1973 attempt at pulps. Of Course, it was also the basis of 2 movies, "Weird Woman"(1944) & the much better "Burn, Witch, Burn"/"Night of the Eagle"(1961)Taylor401306https://www.blogger.com/profile/13698330543360984204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-91078543793837123452018-09-21T09:13:26.580-04:002018-09-21T09:13:26.580-04:00I'm a big fan of Fritz Leiber's work. CON...I'm a big fan of Fritz Leiber's work. CONJURE WIFE is a clever and entertaining novel that's still fun to read decades after it was published.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-53232136341293103952018-09-21T07:17:50.171-04:002018-09-21T07:17:50.171-04:00Yes, Frank, the point of the novel is to mock the ...Yes, Frank, the point of the novel is to mock the oblivious sexist condescension of Norman Saylor, the husband. One of the many aspects of it that make it a brilliant and lasting work.<br /><br />My FFB entry on the book: http://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2015/11/ffb-conjure-wife-by-fritz-leiber-street.htmlTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com