WSFA Small Press Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2013) Winner
Ken Liu
リュウ・ユクン
Liu Yūkūn
Aliases:
Kenneth Yukun Liu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976 （Lanzhou, Gansu, China）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Residence History
- Lanzhou, China → California → Stonington, Connecticut → Waterford, Connecticut → Near Boston, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Lawyer, Programmer, Translator
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Microsoft, Cambridge start-up
- Influenced By
- Liu Cixin
- Influenced
- Contemporary SF authors
- Nominations
- Multiple Nebula, Hugo nominations etc.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford High School | — | General | — | 1990-1994 | United States |
| Harvard College | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | English Literature and Computer Science | A.B. | 1994-1998 | United States |
| Harvard Law School | Law School | Law | J.D. | 2000-2004 | United States |
Waterford High School
General
Period:
1990-1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Ran cross-country and track
Harvard College
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ English Literature and Computer Science
Degree:
A.B.
Period:
1994-1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
Harvard Law School
Law School
/ Law
Degree:
J.D.
Period:
2000-2004
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hugo Award | The Paper Menagerie | 最優秀短編小説 | World Science Fiction Society | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Hugo Award | Mono no aware | 最優秀短編小説 | World Science Fiction Society | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Hugo Award | The Three-Body Problem | 最優秀長編小説 | World Science Fiction Society | 翻訳賞受賞 |
| 2012 | Nebula Award | The Paper Menagerie | 最優秀短編小説 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Locus Award | The Grace of Kings | 最優秀初長編 | Locus Magazine | 受賞 |
Hugo Award
2012
Work:
The Paper Menagerie
Category:
最優秀短編小説
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
受賞
Hugo Award
2013
Work:
Mono no aware
Category:
最優秀短編小説
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
受賞
Hugo Award
2015
Work:
The Three-Body Problem
Category:
最優秀長編小説
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
翻訳賞受賞
Nebula Award
2012
Work:
The Paper Menagerie
Category:
最優秀短編小説
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Locus Award
2016
Work:
The Grace of Kings
Category:
最優秀初長編
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
The Paper Menagerie
2011 Science Fiction / FantasyStory of an immigrant son and magical Chinese origami animals exploring cultural identity.
Cultural IdentityImmigrationFamily
Translations
- Japanese translation available
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for full list
Adaptations
- Good Hunting adapted for Love, Death & Robots
- Pantheon TV series
Translations by Author
- Three-Body Problem translation
Translations of Works
- Chinese, Japanese, French etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SilkpunkEast Asian cultural fusionPhilosophical SF
- Recurring Motifs
- Cultural ClashAI and HumanityMemory and History
Legacy
Multiple Hugo and Nebula winner, known for translating Chinese SF to English, coined 'silkpunk'.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in Netflix Love, Death & Robots
Trivia
- The Paper Menagerie first to win Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy.
- Coined 'silkpunk'