name: R.A. Lafferty
birth_date: 1914-11-07 00:00:00
death_date: 2002-03-18 00:00:00
genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction
avg_rating: 3.82
ratings_count: 16045
about: Raphael Aloysius Lafferty, published under the name R.A. Lafferty, was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and a number of novels that could be loosely called historical fiction.