Nebula Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1969) Winner
Alexei Panshin
アレクセイ・パンシン
Arekusei Panshin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-08-14 （Lansing, Michigan, U.S.）
- Died
- 2022-08-21 age 82
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lansing, Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Critic
- Active Years
- 1967-1991
- Influenced By
- Robert A. Heinlein, Samuel R. Delany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Nebula Award (Best Novel) | Rite of Passage | Best Novel | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) | Winner |
| 1990 | Hugo Award (Best Related Work) | The World Beyond the Hill | Best Related Work | World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) | Winner (共著：コリー・パンシン) |
| 1967 | Hugo Award (Best Fan Writer) | — | Best Fan Writer | World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) | Winner |
Nebula Award (Best Novel)
1968
Work:
Rite of Passage
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Result:
Winner
Hugo Award (Best Related Work)
1990
Work:
The World Beyond the Hill
Category:
Best Related Work
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
Result:
Winner (共著：コリー・パンシン)
Hugo Award (Best Fan Writer)
1967
Category:
Best Fan Writer
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rite of Passage
1968 Science fiction (social/hard)A science fiction novel focusing on youth maturation and societal trials; explores norms of shipboard communities and individual freedom.
Coming of ageSocial structureEthics
The World Beyond the Hill
1989 Criticism / Literary study 685 pagesA major study of science fiction's history and themes, arguing the genre's quest for transcendence; won the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Related Work.
Genre historyQuest for transcendenceLiterary theory
Star Well
1968 Science fiction (space opera/adventure) 157 pagesA volume in the Anthony Villiers series; an adventure of gamblers, duels and manners, with a foreword by Samuel R. Delany.
AdventureSocial machineryHumor
Farewell to Yesterday's Tomorrow
1975 Short story collection 184 pagesA collection of Panshin's short stories, encompassing a range of science fiction themes.
Short fictionSpeculative ideas
Heinlein in Dimension
1968 Literary criticism 214 pagesA critical analysis of Robert A. Heinlein's work and ideas, originally published in fanzines and later collected in book form.
Author analysisGenre criticism
Bibliography
- Rite of Passage
- Star Well
- The Thurb Revolution
- Masque World
- Farewell to Yesterday's Tomorrow
- Earth Magic (with Cory Panshin)
- Heinlein in Dimension
- SF in Dimension (with Cory Panshin)
- The World Beyond the Hill (with Cory Panshin)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Critical and analytical proseHard-SF elements focused on social structures and ethics
- Recurring Motifs
- Coming-of-age and ritesCommunity vs. individual conflictIntersection of science and ethics
Legacy
Panshin influenced anglophone SF as both a novelist and critic from the 1960s–80s. He is known not only for a Nebula-winning novel but also for major critical studies such as The World Beyond the Hill.
Quotes
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"...it examines the proposition that the world is composed of small communities of mutual interest..."
Source: Foreword to Star Well (Samuel R. Delany) (1968)
Trivia
- Married to Cory Panshin; co-authored several works.
- A planned fourth Anthony Villiers volume, The Universal Pantograph, was reputedly never published due to conflicts with his publisher.
- Won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1967.