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John Crowley

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John Crowley

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-12-01 (Presque Isle, Maine)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Vermont → Northeastern Kentucky → Indiana → New York City → New Haven, Connecticut

Career

Occupations
Writer, Screenwriter, Lecturer
Active Years
1975-2024
Affiliations
Yale University, Straight Ahead Pictures
Influenced By
Harold Bloom
Influenced
Nominations
John W. Campbell Memorial Award runner-up (Engine Summer), American Book Award nominee (Engine Summer)

Education

Indiana University Bloomington
Country: United States

Awards

World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
2006
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: 受賞
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
1982
Work: Little, Big
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: 受賞
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
1982
Work: Little, Big
Result: 受賞
Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
1992
Organization: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Little, Big

1981 Fantasy

A fantasy novel about a family and the fairy world.

FamilyFairiesReality and Fantasy

Engine Summer

1979 Science Fiction

A story in a post-apocalyptic world.

MemoryFutureJourney

Ægypt (The Solitudes)

1987 Fantasy

First book in the Ægypt series about Hermeticism, memory, and family.

HermeticismMemoryFamilyReligion

Bibliography

  • The Deep (1975)
  • Beasts (1976)
  • Engine Summer (1979)
  • Little, Big (1981)
  • The Solitudes (1987)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
FantasticalPoeticComplex structure
Recurring Motifs
HermeticismMemoryFamilyHistory

Legacy

Recognized as a major figure in contemporary fantasy and SF, highly praised by Harold Bloom.

Archives

  • Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin)

Trivia

  • Taught at Clarion West Writers' Workshop.