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PERSONAE

SEAN KELLY Author Mr. Kelly was a newspaper reporter, radio actor, advertising agency copywriter, and college teacher of Children’s Literature and Victorian History before leaving his native Canada. He joined (and is currently an editor of) the National Lampoon magazine , co-wrote and did lyrics for the musical revue, Lemmings and edited Heavy Metal magazine . He has written comedy for television— Steve Martin, Jonathan Winters, and Robert Klein—and for children’s television: Young People’s Concerts (CBS), the Drawing Power series (NBC) and School House Rock (ABC). He has contributed to (the Sports and Op-Ed pages of) The New York Times and to Not the New York Times, to The 80’s: A Look Back, The Quarterly of Joyce Studies, The What’s What Book and A Treasury of Humor for Children. He is now editing a collection, Irish Folk Tales and Fairy Tales, for W. H. Smith. He is married to Valerie Marchant, and has four children. TED MANN Author Mr. Mann, a native of Canada, is currently a senior editor of National Lampoon , for which he has written since 1974. He has written teleplays for ABC’s short-lived Delta House, Behind the Scenes and NBC’s Drawing Power. He co-edited Slightly Higher in Canada with Mr. Kelly, a frequent collaborator. JOELLEN TRILLING Sculptress Ms. Trilling’s sculptures have been the subject of five shows at the Julie Artisans Gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, where such clients as Elton John, Ellen Burstyn, Cher, Julie Christie and Carrie Fisher have purchased them. Her sculptures have appeared in The Complete Book of Stuffed Work, The Beach Boys, Heavy Metal, The Soho Weekly News, Playboy, and Cue; and in the Ren-wick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. She has taught soft sculpture in New York and Kentucky, and her work was featured twice on Bill Bogg’s Midday Live television program in New York. She currently resides in New York. JOHN PALENCAR Illustrator Mr. Palencar’s award-winning work has appeared in numerous periodicals such as Ohio and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His illustrations have appeared in three shows at the prestigious Society of Illustrators and in Distant Stars. He was awarded a scholarship to the 1980 Illustrator’s Workshop in Paris, and is pursuing careers in both fine art and illustration.  

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Staff Introduction

The Japanese text with an English back-translation.

Japanese text

スタッフ紹介一ショーン・ケリーカナダ出身。 新聞の報道記者、ラジオの声優、 児童文学の教師などをへて現在は『ナショナル・ランプーン』誌で編集者として活躍する。 一方でテレビコメディや子供番組の台本を書いたりもしている。ジョン･パーリンカー(二)1980年に、パリのイラストレーターズ・ワークショップの奨学金を獲得し、タブローとイラストレーション双方を追求している。ジョエラン・トリリング(彫刻家)マンハッタンのマジソン・アベニューにあるギャラリーで個展を開くかたわら、『ヘヴィ・メタル』、『プレイボーイ』など多数の雑誌で作品を紹介している。彼女のファンにはエルトン・ジョン、ジュリー・クリスティなどの有名人が多い。ベン・アーセイン (写真家)『ニューヨーク・タイムス』 『ニューズウィーク』 などに写真を掲載するかたわら、 体の不自由な人びとや老齢者の生活をドキュメントし、各方面から賛同を得ている。 『リビング・フォー・ザ・シティ:ニューヨーク』 と題した作品群で注目を集めた新進気鋭の写真家。テッドマンカナダ出身。 現在は1974年から寄稿していた 『ナショナル・ランプーン』誌のシニアエディターをしている。 ケリー氏との共同執筆も多々あり。バイロン・プリース (編集者)ベストセラー『ドラゴンワールド』シリーズのプロデュサーを兼ねる辣腕編集者として有名。ファンタジーとファンタジー・イラストをうまく組み合わせた本づくりをさせると面目躍如。ジョン・ピエラード(イラスト)幻想的なイラストレーションでは右にでるものがない。 SF系雑誌に寄稿している。オーヴァトン・ロイド (エニ上)ハリウッドを中心に活躍中のアーティストで、レコードジャケットをメインに、数多くの雑誌にイラストを提供している。 その他、 ポップグループ“パーラメンツアンド・ザ・ファンケイデリックス”のために、ステージ・コスチュームを手がけたり、 短篇アニメをつくったりと多才ぶりを発揮する才人。真崎義博 (翻訳者)1947年東京生れ。 明治大学文学部英文科卒業。 アメリカ文学翻訳家。 主な訳書に『カスタネダ・シリーズ』 (二見書房)、『河の旅・森の生活』(角川書店)、『視聴率殺人』 (早川書房) 『森の生活』、(Jicc出版)、『シンシナティ・ブルース』(早川書房)などがある。

English back-translation

Staff Introduction Sean Kelly (Author) Originally from Canada. After working as a newspaper reporter, radio voice actor, and teacher of children’s literature, he is currently active as an editor at National Lampoon magazine. He also writes scripts for television comedy and children’s programs. Ted Mann (Author) Originally from Canada. Currently senior editor at National Lampoon magazine, where he has been contributing since 1974. Has many co-written works with Mr. Kelly. Byron Preiss (Editor) Famous as a powerhouse editor who also produces the bestselling Dragon World series. Excels at creating books that skillfully combine fantasy with fantasy illustration. JoEllen Trilling (Sculptress) Holds solo exhibitions at a gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, while having her work featured in numerous magazines including Heavy Metal and Playboy. Her fans include many celebrities such as Elton John and Julie Christie. John Palencar (Illustrator) Won a scholarship to the Illustrators’ Workshop in Paris in 1980, pursuing both fine art and illustration. John Pierard (Illustration) Unrivaled in fantastical illustration. Contributes to science fiction magazines. Ben Asen (Photographer) While having photographs published in The New York Times, Newsweek and other publications, he documents the lives of people with disabilities and the elderly, earning widespread recognition. An up-and-coming photographer who attracted attention with his work titled “Living for the City: New York.” Overton Loyd (Art) An artist based primarily in Hollywood, providing illustrations to numerous magazines with record jacket design as his main work. A multi-talented individual who also designs stage costumes for the pop group Parliament and the Funkadelics, and creates short animated films. Masaki Yoshihiro (Translator) Born in Tokyo in 1947. Graduated from the English Literature department of Meiji University’s Faculty of Letters. Translator of American literature. Major translated works include the Castaneda Series (Futami Shobo), River Journey, Forest Life (Kadokawa Shoten), Ratings Murder (Hayakawa Shobo), Walden (Jicc Publishing), and Cincinnati Blues (Hayakawa Shobo).

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