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Edition 1 (1973) Winner
Barry N. Malzberg
バリー・エヌ・マルツバーグ
Barī N. Marutsubāgu
Pen Names:
Nathan Herbert（Pseudonym for men's magazine story）,
K. M. O'Donnell（Pseudonym for SF short stories and novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-07-24 （New York City）
- Died
- 2024-12-19 （Saddle River, New Jersey） age 85
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Teaneck, New Jersey → Saddle River, New Jersey
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1967-2024
- Affiliations
- Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka
- Influenced
- Theodore Sturgeon
- Nominations
- Hugo Award nominations (for "In the Stone House" and "Understanding Entropy")
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University | — | — | — | 1956-1960 | United States |
| Syracuse University | Creative Writing | — | — | 1964-1965 | United States |
Syracuse University
Period:
1956-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
United States
Syracuse University
Creative Writing
Period:
1964-1965
Country:
United States
Schubert Foundation Playwriting Fellowship and Cornelia Ward Creative Writing Fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Locus Award | The Engines of the Night | Best Non-Fiction | — | 受賞 |
Locus Award
1982
Work:
The Engines of the Night
Category:
Best Non-Fiction
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beyond Apollo
1972 Science FictionSurreal novel about a deranged astronaut
bureaucracydehumanization by technology
The Falling Astronauts
1971 Science FictionSatire of the US space program
space explorationbureaucracy
Galaxies
1975 Science FictionMetafictional satire of space opera
metafictionheroic conventions
Final War
1968 Science FictionSurreal novelette
war
Bibliography
- See Barry N. Malzberg bibliography
Adaptations
- Phase IV (1974 film novelization)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- long, elaborate sentences with few commasshort, present-tense narratives focused on a single obsessive character
- Recurring Motifs
- dehumanisation effects of bureaucracy and technologyKafkaesque elementsunreliable narratormetafictionsatire of space opera
Health
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pneumonia and bacterial infection2024Culminating series of medical problems leading to death
Legacy
Praised by critics for pessimistic, anti-Campbellian SF exploring dehumanization and metafiction; criticized by hard SF proponents.
In Popular Culture
- Over 40 novels and collections reissued by Stark House Press
Quotes
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I look forward eagerly to his byline, snatch joyfully at it when I see it and he has never let me down.
Source: Galaxy Science Fiction (1973) (1973)
Trivia
- From a Jewish family
- One of the last caretakers of Scott Meredith Literary Agency
- Columnist in SFWA Bulletin who sparked sexism controversy