BSFA Award
2回登壇
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第1回（1969年） Winner
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第2回（1970年） 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
ペンネーム:
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）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1934-09-24 （Preston Crowmarsh, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England）
- 死没
- 1995-08-25 （Glasgow, Scotland） 60歳
- 国籍
- British
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- England
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Science fiction writer
- 活動期間
- 1951年〜1995年
- 所属
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- 影響を受けた人物
- John Dos Passos, Marshall McLuhan
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Prep School, Pangbourne | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Cheltenham College | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Andrew's Prep School, Pangbourne
Unknown
国:
United Kingdom
Cheltenham College
Unknown
国:
United Kingdom
Upper studies
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
Stand on Zanzibar
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
World Science Fiction Society
結果:
Winner
BSFA Award
1969
対象作品:
Stand on Zanzibar
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
British Science Fiction Association
結果:
Winner
BSFA Award
1970
対象作品:
The Jagged Orbit
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
British Science Fiction Association
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
Prix Tour-Apollo
1回登壇
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第2回（1973年） Winner
作品
代表作
Stand on Zanzibar
1968年 Science fictionA novel about an overpopulated world, using fragmented style inspired by Dos Passos.
OverpopulationSocial dystopiaMedia theory
The Jagged Orbit
1969年 Science fictionSet in a US dominated by weapons proliferation and interracial violence.
Weapons proliferationInterracial violence
The Sheep Look Up
1972年 Science fictionDepicts ecological catastrophe in America.
Ecological disasterPollution
The Shockwave Rider
1975年 Science fictionPredicts computer worms and viruses in a networked world.
Computer wormsData privacy
作家による翻訳
- The Overlords of War (translation of Gérard Klein)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Experimental novel formCollage style like John Dos PassosInfluenced by Marshall McLuhan media theory
- 頻出モチーフ
- OverpopulationEcological disasterComputer virusesGenetic engineering
健康
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Heart disease1980年代以降Declining health worsened after wife's death in 1986, died of heart attack
評価・遺産
Renowned for prescient science fiction predicting overpopulation, viruses, and social issues. Known for Club of Rome Quartet.
資料所蔵先
- The John Brunner Archive at the University of Liverpool
大衆文化への影響
- Coined the term 'worm' for computer software
豆知識
- Wrote first novel at age 17 under pseudonym
- Coined 'worm' for computer malware
- Predicted computer viruses, genetic engineering, online encyclopedias