BSFA Award
2 appearances
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Edition 1 (1969) Winner
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Edition 2 (1970) Winner
John Kilian Houston Brunner
ジョン・キリアン・ヒューストン・ブルンナー
Jon Kurian Hūsuton Burunnā
Pen Names:
Gill Hunt（Used for first novel Galactic Storm）,
Keith Woodcott（Used for several works）,
K. H. Brunner（Kilian Houston Brunner）,
John Loxmith（Pen name）,
Trevor Staines（Pen name）,
Ellis Quick（Used for pornography）,
Henry Crosstrees Jr.（Used for pornography）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-09-24 （Preston Crowmarsh, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England）
- Died
- 1995-08-25 （Glasgow, Scotland） age 60
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1951-1995
- Affiliations
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Influenced By
- John Dos Passos, Marshall McLuhan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Prep School, Pangbourne | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Cheltenham College | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Andrew's Prep School, Pangbourne
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
Cheltenham College
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
Upper studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Hugo Award | Stand on Zanzibar | Best Novel | World Science Fiction Society | Winner |
| 1969 | BSFA Award | Stand on Zanzibar | Best Novel | British Science Fiction Association | Winner |
| 1970 | BSFA Award | The Jagged Orbit | Best Novel | British Science Fiction Association | Winner |
Hugo Award
1969
Work:
Stand on Zanzibar
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Winner
BSFA Award
1969
Work:
Stand on Zanzibar
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
Winner
BSFA Award
1970
Work:
The Jagged Orbit
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Prix Tour-Apollo
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1973) Winner
Works
Major Works
Stand on Zanzibar
1968 Science fictionA novel about an overpopulated world, using fragmented style inspired by Dos Passos.
OverpopulationSocial dystopiaMedia theory
The Jagged Orbit
1969 Science fictionSet in a US dominated by weapons proliferation and interracial violence.
Weapons proliferationInterracial violence
The Sheep Look Up
1972 Science fictionDepicts ecological catastrophe in America.
Ecological disasterPollution
The Shockwave Rider
1975 Science fictionPredicts computer worms and viruses in a networked world.
Computer wormsData privacy
Translations by Author
- The Overlords of War (translation of Gérard Klein)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental novel formCollage style like John Dos PassosInfluenced by Marshall McLuhan media theory
- Recurring Motifs
- OverpopulationEcological disasterComputer virusesGenetic engineering
Health
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Heart disease1980年代以降Declining health worsened after wife's death in 1986, died of heart attack
Legacy
Renowned for prescient science fiction predicting overpopulation, viruses, and social issues. Known for Club of Rome Quartet.
Archives
- The John Brunner Archive at the University of Liverpool
In Popular Culture
- Coined the term 'worm' for computer software
Trivia
- Wrote first novel at age 17 under pseudonym
- Coined 'worm' for computer malware
- Predicted computer viruses, genetic engineering, online encyclopedias