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Geoffrey Charles Ryman

ジェフ・ライマン

Jeffu Raiman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-01-01 (Canada)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Canada → United States → England

Career

Occupations
Author, actor, teacher, web designer
Active Years
1984-2024
Affiliations
University of Manchester

Education

University of California, Los Angeles
History and English
Degree: 学士
Period: 1960年代後半-1973年
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: United States
Degrees in History and English

Awards

British Science Fiction Award
1984
Work: The Unconquered Country
Category: 最優秀短編
Result: 受賞
World Fantasy Award
1985
Work: The Unconquered Country
Category: 最優秀ノベラ
Result: 受賞
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1990
Work: The Child Garden
Category: 最優秀小説
Result: 受賞
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
1990
Work: The Child Garden
Category: 最優秀小説
Result: 受賞
Philip K. Dick Award
1998
Work: 253: The Print Remix
Result: 特別賞
British Science Fiction Award
2005
Work: Air
Category: 最優秀小説
Result: 受賞
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2005
Work: Air
Category: 最優秀小説
Result: 受賞
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
2005
Work: Air
Result: 栄誉賞
Nebula Award
2012
Work: What We Found
Category: 最優秀ノベレッタ
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Unconquered Country

1984 Science Fiction

A life history set in Cambodia under Pol Pot regime.

CambodiaOppressionSurvival

The Child Garden

1989 Science Fiction

A future society where education is done by viruses.

EducationLoveDeath

Was

1992 Fantasy

Revisionist fantasy of The Wizard of Oz.

IdentityAbuse

253

1996 Hypertext novel

Interconnected lives of 253 people on a London train.

InterconnectionDeathAIDS

Air

2005 Science Fiction

A future where internet is transmitted through air.

TechnologyChangeGlobalization

Bibliography

  • The Unconquered Country (1984)
  • The Warrior Who Carried Life (1985)
  • The Child Garden (1989)
  • Was (1992)
  • 253 (1996)
  • Lust (2001)
  • Air (2005)
  • The King's Last Song (2006)
  • Him (2023)
  • Animals (2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Innovative formsHypertextMundane SF
Recurring Motifs
CambodiaOppression and resistanceIdentityImpact of technology

Health

  • Cancer
    2000年代
    Led to loss of website but recovered

Legacy

Innovative writer in SF and fantasy, co-founder of Mundane SF movement.

In Popular Culture

  • Subject of special academic issues and awards

Trivia

  • He is gay
  • Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Manchester
  • Designed first official websites for British Monarchy and 10 Downing Street