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Jean-Claude Dunyach

ジャン=クロード・デュニャック

Jan-Kurōdo Dunyatchu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957
Nationality
フランス人
Languages
フランス語, 英語
Residence History
Toulouse, France

Career

Occupations
science fiction writer, mathematician, supercomputing researcher, Airbus employee
Active Years
1983-2024
Affiliations
Airbus

Education

Paul Sabatier University
applied mathematics and supercomputing
Degree: Ph.D.
Country: France

Awards

Grand Prix de la science-fiction française
1984
Work: Sandswimmers
Category: short stories
Result: winner
Prix Rosny aîné
1992
Work: Dead Stars
Category: novels
Result: winner
Prix Rosny aîné
1992
Category: short stories
Result: winner
Prix Ozone
1997
Work: What the dead know
Category: horror short stories
Result: winner
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
1998
Work: Unravelling the Thread
Category: short stories in French
Result: winner
Prix Rosny aîné
1998
Work: Unravelling the Thread
Category: short stories
Result: winner
Prix Tour Eiffel de science-fiction
1999
Work: Dying Stars
Category: novels
Result: winner
Prix Ozone
2000
Work: Dying Stars
Category: novels in French
Result: winner
Prix Rosny aîné
2008
Category: short stories
Result: winner
Prix Imaginales
2017
Work: With a wink of the heron's eye
Category: short stories
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dying Stars

1999 science fiction

Novel co-written with Ayerdhal.

dying stars

The Temple of Flesh

1987 science fiction

The Game of the Hourglass, Vol. 1.

Unravelling the Thread

1998 short story

Award-winning short story collection.

Bibliography

  • Self-Portrait
  • The Temple of Flesh
  • The Temple of Bones
  • Nivose
  • Aigue-Marine
  • Thieves of Silence
  • Roll Over, Amundsen
  • The War of the Circles
  • Dying Stars
  • Station of the Lamb

Translations of Works

  • Bulgarian
  • Croatian
  • Danish
  • Hungarian
  • German
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • English

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard SFpoetic prosemathematical elements
Recurring Motifs
thieves of silencedying starstrolls

Legacy

Prominent French SF writer with multiple literary awards. Holds a PhD in mathematics and works at Airbus. Works translated into many languages.

Trivia

  • Works at Airbus on supercomputing.
  • Writes lyrics for French singers.