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第5回（1977年） Winner
C. J. Cherryh
シー・ジェイ・チェリー
C. J. Cherryh
ペンネーム:
Carolyn Janice Cherry（birth name）,
C. J. Cherryh（pen name (professional)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1942-09-01 （St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Lawton, Oklahoma (raised) → Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (teaching) → near Spokane, Washington, U.S. (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Short story author, Essayist, High school teacher
- 活動期間
- 1976年〜
- 所属
- National Space Society (Board of Advisors), Endangered Language Fund (Board of Directors), Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA, member)
- 所属団体
- Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), National Space Society (Board of Advisors)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma | College of Arts and Sciences | Latin | BA | 在学期間不明–1964 | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | Graduate School (Arts & Sciences) | Classics | MA | 在学期間不明–1965 | United States |
University of Oklahoma
College of Arts and Sciences
/ Latin
学位:
BA
期間:
在学期間不明–1964
卒業年:
1964
国:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa; specializations in archaeology, mythology, and history of engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Graduate School (Arts & Sciences)
/ Classics
学位:
MA
期間:
在学期間不明–1965
卒業年:
1965
国:
United States
Woodrow Wilson fellow
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hugo Award (Best Novel) | Downbelow Station | 長編 | Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) | Won |
| 1989 | Hugo Award (Best Novel) | Cyteen | 長編 | Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) | Won |
| 1979 | Hugo Award (Best Short Story) | Cassandra (short story) | 短編 | Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) | Won |
| 1977 | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | — | Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2016 | SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | — | — | SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) | Won |
| 2020 | Prometheus Award (Best Novel) | Alliance Rising | 長編 | Libertarian Futurist Society | Won |
| 2021 | Robert A. Heinlein Award | — | — | Baltimore Science Fiction Society | Won |
Hugo Award (Best Novel)
1982
対象作品:
Downbelow Station
部門:
長編
主催:
Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
結果:
Won
Hugo Award (Best Novel)
1989
対象作品:
Cyteen
部門:
長編
主催:
Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
結果:
Won
Hugo Award (Best Short Story)
1979
対象作品:
Cassandra (short story)
部門:
短編
主催:
Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
結果:
Won
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
1977
主催:
Worldcon / World Science Fiction Society
結果:
Won
SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
2016
主催:
SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America)
結果:
Won
Prometheus Award (Best Novel)
2020
対象作品:
Alliance Rising
部門:
長編
主催:
Libertarian Futurist Society
結果:
Won
Robert A. Heinlein Award
2021
主催:
Baltimore Science Fiction Society
結果:
Won
受賞・候補エディション
Nebula Award
1回登壇
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第17回（1982年） Winner
Prometheus Award
4回登壇
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第92回（1998年 第3回開催） Nominee
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第203回（2020年） Winner
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第228回（2025年） Nominee
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第231回（2025年 第4回開催） Nominee
作品
代表作
Downbelow Station
1981年 Science fictionA novel set in the Alliance–Union universe focusing on political and military conflicts, evacuation and control of a planet (Downbelow), and the complex interpersonal and political maneuvers among factions.
worldbuildingpolitics and militarycross-cultural contact
Cyteen
1988年 Science fictionA novel exploring ethics and politics surrounding cloning and personality engineering; it examines institutions, scientific power, and the social consequences of replication technologies.
identityethics and sciencepower structures
Foreigner (series)
1994年 Science fictionA series about human-alien relations focusing on diplomacy, translation, and cultural friction, noted for detailed alien cultures and political intrigue.
cross-cultural exchangediplomacy and translationsocial systems
全著作
- Gate of Ivrel (1976)
- Brothers of Earth (1976)
- The Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978)
- Downbelow Station (1981)
- Cyteen (1988)
- Foreigner (1994)
作家による翻訳
- Translated several works from French into English
作品の翻訳
- Many works translated into Japanese and other languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- meticulous, realistic worldbuildingtight limited third-person (intense internal) narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- outsider/placement in societycross-cultural communication and the difficulty of translationexploration of gender and power relationships
評価・遺産
C. J. Cherryh is acclaimed for meticulous worldbuilding and complex political and social narratives. A multiple Hugo Award winner, she is a significant figure in science fiction with scholarly attention and archival collections of her papers.
記念館・博物館
- Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library (Eastern New Mexico University) collection Eastern New Mexico University (New Mexico, U.S.)
関連学会
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
資料所蔵先
- Manuscripts and notes archived at the Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library, Eastern New Mexico University
大衆文化への影響
- Honored by asteroid 77185 Cherryh
引用
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"Culture is how biology responds to its environment and makes its living conditions better."
出典: Interview (2005) (2005年) -
"I appended a silent 'h' to my name because the editor felt 'Cherry' sounded too much like a romance writer."
出典: Essay / recollection
豆知識
- Birth name Carolyn Janice Cherry.
- Added a silent 'h' to her surname at editor Donald A. Wollheim's suggestion.
- Used initials 'C. J.' early in career to obscure her gender.
- Short story 'Cassandra' won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story (1979).
- Won Hugo Awards for 'Downbelow Station' and 'Cyteen'.
- Named SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master (2016).
- Asteroid 77185 Cherryh named in her honor.
- Married Jane Fancher in 2014.