Gallego, S G

Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.

(1883-1944) Spanish-born author, in US from an undetermined point; John Smith, Emperor (1944) is a Near Future tale whose culture-Hero protagonist uses his Invention of a secret device to impose peace on the world, and to institute a Utopia where anything that the protagonist considers immoral (Sex is particularly offensive to him) is made illegal. The Pope duly crowns him emperor. [JC]