Lou Carrigan
Encyclopedia
Lou Carrigan was the pen name
adopted by Antonio Vera Ramírez (born 2 July 1934), a Spanish author who wrote about factual scientific subjects, but in various fictional styles, such as mystery
, crime
and romance
.
Carrigan used pulp fiction
and Anglicized
words in his books, such as Moderno diccionario ilustrado de la lengua castellana, Adios, good-bye, sayonara, Poderes Ocultos de Los Seres Superiores and Jardín siniestro He wrote over 25 books, and also worked with Adriano Bolzoni to complete "No importa morir" in 1969. Vera Ramírez married Pepita Rodero Forga in 1958.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
adopted by Antonio Vera Ramírez (born 2 July 1934), a Spanish author who wrote about factual scientific subjects, but in various fictional styles, such as mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
, crime
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
and romance
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
.
Carrigan used pulp fiction
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
and Anglicized
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
words in his books, such as Moderno diccionario ilustrado de la lengua castellana, Adios, good-bye, sayonara, Poderes Ocultos de Los Seres Superiores and Jardín siniestro He wrote over 25 books, and also worked with Adriano Bolzoni to complete "No importa morir" in 1969. Vera Ramírez married Pepita Rodero Forga in 1958.