David John Lake (26 March 1929 – 31 January 2016)[1] was an Indian-born Australian science fiction writer, poet, and literary critic.
[3] David Lake died from a lung infection in Brisbane, Australia, on 31 January 2016.
[1] Lake began his writing career as a literary critic, and in that vein he is known for his books Style and Meaning, Queensland University Press, 1971,[4] and The Canon of Thomas Middleton's Plays, Cambridge University Press, 1975.
[5] After arriving in Australia, Lake published poetry in magazines such as Westerly, Southerly, and Makar.
He was essentially inactive in the genre from 1989 with the exception of one award-winning short story, "The Truth About Weena", which also involved The Time Machine.