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Andre Norton

あんどれ・のーとん

Andore Nōton

別名: Alice Mary Norton
ペンネーム: Andrew NorthPen name for SF short stories, Allen WestonPen name for some works

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性別
女性
生誕
1912-02-17 (Cleveland, Ohio)
死没
2005-03-17 (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) 93歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Cleveland, Ohio → Mount Rainier, Maryland → Winter Park, Florida → Murfreesboro, Tennessee

経歴

職業
Writer, Librarian, Bookseller, Publisher's reader
活動期間
1934年〜2005年
所属
Cleveland Public Library, Library of Congress, Gnome Press
所属団体
Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA)
影響を与えた人物
Greg Bear, Lois McMaster Bujold, C. J. Cherryh
ノミネート
Hugo Award nominations (1964 Witch World, 1967 Wizard's World)

学歴

Collinwood High School
Literature
期間: ~1930
卒業年: 1930
国: United States
Began writing in high school
Flora Stone Mather College (Western Reserve University)
Education
期間: 1930-1932
国: United States
Left due to Depression, aspired to be teacher

受賞歴

SFWA Grand Master
1984
部門: 生涯功労
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
結果: 受賞
Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy
部門: 生涯功労
結果: 受賞(女性初)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
1996
結果: 受賞
World Fantasy Award
1998
部門: 生涯功労
結果: 受賞
Inkpot Award
1989
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Witch World

1963年 Fantasy

First novel in the Witch World series set in Estcarp

WitchesOtherworlds

Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D.

1952年 Science Fiction

SF novel set in a post-nuclear war world

Post-apocalypseAlien races

The Prince Commands

1934年 Adventure

Andre Norton's first book

Royal successionAdventure

Quag Keep

1978年 Fantasy

First novel based on D&D

Tabletop RPGGreyhawk

作風・主題

文体
Adventure-focusedYA-orientedProlific
頻出モチーフ
OtherworldsMagicAnimal companions

健康

  • Ill health
    1950頃
    Retired from library, became full-time writer
  • Congestive heart failure
    2005
    Cause of death

評価・遺産

Known as the Grande Dame of SF and Fantasy, authored over 300 books. Andre Norton Award created for YA

資料所蔵先

  • High Hallack Library (closed)
  • Syracuse University Special Collections
  • Cleveland Public Library

大衆文化への影響

  • Andre Norton Award (SFWA)
  • Pioneer of D&D novels

豆知識

  • Used male pen name to appeal to boys
  • First woman Gandalf Grand Master
  • First woman SFWA Grand Master
  • Wrote first D&D novel Quag Keep
  • Founded High Hallack Library