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Frank Herbert

フランク・ハーバート

Furanku Hābāto

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1920-10-08 (Tacoma, Washington, United States)
死没
1986-02-11 (Madison, Washington, United States) 65歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Washington state (birthplace, long-term residence) → Hawaii (one of residences later in life)

経歴

職業
novelist, science fiction writer, journalist, editor, lecturer, consultant, director-photographer
活動期間
1939年〜1986年
影響を受けた人物
Alfred Korzybski (influence of general semantics)
影響を与えた人物
Brian Herbert (son, continued the Dune series), Kevin J. Anderson (co-author of later Dune novels)

学歴

University of Washington
Creative writing class
期間: 1946
国: United States
Did not complete degree due to insufficient credits

受賞歴

Nebula Award (Best Novel)
1965
対象作品: Dune
部門: 長編
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: 受賞
Hugo Award (Best Novel)
1966
対象作品: Dune
部門: 長編
主催: World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Dune

1965年 Science fiction 412ページ

An epic science-fiction novel set on the desert planet Arrakis (Dune), centering on the struggle over the spice 'melange' and following Paul Atreides' rise and transformation. The book interweaves themes of ecology, religion, politics, power, and human potential.

ecologyreligionpoliticspowerleadershipevolution
映像化・舞台化
  • [film] Dune / David Lynch (1984)
  • [film] Dune / Denis Villeneuve (2021)
  • [film (sequel)] Dune: Part Two / Denis Villeneuve (2024)
翻訳
  • Translated by Toru Yano (Hayakawa Bunko)
  • Translated by Akinobu Sakai (new translation, Hayakawa)

The Dragon in the Sea

1955年 Science fiction 224ページ

Set aboard a 21st-century submarine, the novel explores sanity and madness, wartime psychology, and struggles over vital resources, presaging conflicts over oil.

resources and politicspsychologysanity and madness
翻訳
  • Translated by Yasuhiko Takahashi (Hayakawa SF Series, 1958)

全著作

  • The Dragon in the Sea (1955)
  • Dune (1965)
  • Dune Messiah (1969)
  • Children of Dune (1976)
  • Destination: Void (1966)
  • The Dosadi Experiment (1977)

翻案

  • David Lynch's film 'Dune' (1984)
  • Denis Villeneuve's film 'Dune' (2021) and its sequel (2024)

作品の翻訳

  • 'Dune' translated into Japanese by Toru Yano (Hayakawa Bunko) and others

作風・主題

文体
epic world-buildingphilosophical and idea-driven prosemulti-perspective narrative
頻出モチーフ
ecology and environmental systemsdangers of power and charismalanguage and consciousnesshuman evolution and adaptation

健康

  • pancreatic cancer
    1986年(診断・死没年)
    Died of pancreatic cancer in 1986. Illness limited his activities before death.

評価・遺産

'Dune' is regarded as a science-fiction classic, an epic that addresses ecology, religion, and politics and received significant literary recognition. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, Herbert's work has influenced subsequent SF across books, film, and other media.

引用

  • Fear is the mind-killer.
    出典: Dune (1965) (1965年)

豆知識

  • 'Dune' won both the Nebula (1965) and Hugo (1966) Awards.
  • He once falsified his age to get a job at a newspaper in his youth.
  • The idea for Dune developed from research into the sand dunes near Florence, Oregon.