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Chester (Valentine John) Anderson (August 11, 1932 - April 11, 1991) was a novelist, poet, and editor in the underground press. As a poet he wrote under the name c v j anderson. In journalism he specialized in Rock and roll. In that area he was a friend of Paul Williams and edited Crawdaddy! for a few issues.

He also wrote science fiction, due in part to the influence of Michael Kurland. Anderson's The Butterfly Kid is the first part of what is called the Greenwich Village Trilogy, with Kurland writing the second book (The Unicorn Girl) and the third volume (The Probability Pad) written by T.A. Waters. The novel was nominated for the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel. It, and his few other genre works are associated with New Wave .

He was also a gifted musician, played two part inventions with two recorders simultaneously, played duets with Larry (Laurence M.) Janifer at the Cafe Rienzi. He subsequently moved to San Francisco during the Summer of Love and was one of the founders of the Communications Company.

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