Kim Paffenroth's Page on his zombie-related fiction and non-fiction
posted by KPaffenroth at
9:42 AM
I am a professor of religious studies, and the author of several books on the Bible and theology. I grew up in New York, Virginia, and New Mexico. I attended St. John's College, Annapolis, MD (BA, 1988), Harvard Divinity School (MTS, 1990), and the University of Notre Dame (PhD, 1995). I live in upstate New York with my wife and two wonderful kids. Starting in 2006, I had one of those strange midlife things, and turned my analysis towards horror films and literature. I have written Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth (Baylor, 2006) - WINNER, 2006 Bram Stoker Award; Dying to Live: A Novel of Life among the Undead (Permuted Press, 2007); Orpheus and the Pearl(Magus Press, 2008); and Dying to Live: Life Sentence(Permuted Press, 2008).
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Yay you!
This is too awesome. You've been translated!
Ich glaube das es "zum" wollen sein ... aber Ich habe Deutsch nicht in vielen Jahren gestudieren :)
But I want a copy! Congrats! You international sensation you!
I know someone who lives in Germany, and I will be coaxing them into shipping me a copy when it hits. And then I will learn to be fluent in German. Well, maybe I'll just oogle it and read the English version again instead...
Woohoo, translated!
Okay! I'm blaming you, Kim. I fell asleep two nights ago with Dying to Live on my brain. I had just finished reading of Enders' and the stillborn's funerals--sad(I'll leave it to you to take out any spoilers before posting)--and in the middle of the night, my miniature Aussie, Benny, woke me with a howl. He must have been dreaming about zombies, too.
Yes, I was officially freaked out, and I kept imagining Milton with Blue Eye in the Paradise Lost dark of my room. Luckily, I imagined Truman with them, too, and could coax myself back to sleep. Thanks for the brain zombies, Kim!
Love the twists and depth. Zombies worshipped as if gods--very nice. Truman is my kind of zombie, and Piano Girl is a sweet mix of teenage angst and kick ass, and yes, I am intrigued as to Milton's status. Is he just immune? No, otherwise, the zombies would be after him. Is he immortal? Well, this is Milton, and given your literary background, I'm guessing you didn't choose the name "Milton" by accident. Yes, this is "a thinking [wo]man's zombie story."
Thanks for the read, Kim. The literary allusions and philosophical treatments are really what zombies are all about, in my opinion. I'm a true believer in Campbells' "monster myths." We fear the worst in ourselves. I would say well done, but you already know that, don't you?
Finished it. Want more . . . in English, preferably. I don't speak German.
Of course, Dante and zombies is giving me goosebumps. I'm just hoping that you aren't writing it in Italian.
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