Kitschies
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2010) Winner
Lauren Beukes
ローレン・ブークス
Rōren Būksu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976-06-05 （Johannesburg）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Johannesburg, South Africa → New York, United States → Chicago, United States
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, journalist, television scriptwriter, comics writer
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Nominations
- BSFA Best Novel nominee (2010, Zoo City), World Fantasy Award Best Novel nominee (2011, Zoo City)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | — | creative writing | MA | — | South Africa |
University of Cape Town
creative writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Zoo City | 最優秀小説 | British Science Fiction Association | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Kitschies Red Tentacle | Zoo City | 最優秀小説 | The Kitschies | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Strand Magazine Critic's Best Novel Award | The Shining Girls | — | The Strand Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2014 | University of Johannesburg Prize | The Shining Girls | — | University of Johannesburg | 受賞 |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2011
Work:
Zoo City
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
Kitschies Red Tentacle
2010
Work:
Zoo City
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
The Kitschies
Result:
受賞
Strand Magazine Critic's Best Novel Award
2014
Work:
The Shining Girls
Organization:
The Strand Magazine
Result:
受賞
University of Johannesburg Prize
2014
Work:
The Shining Girls
Organization:
University of Johannesburg
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2011) Winner
University of Johannesburg Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 23 (2014) Winner
Tähtivaeltaja Award
2 appearances
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Edition 29 (2014) Nominee
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Edition 32 (2017) Winner
Tähtifantasia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2017) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Moxyland
2008 cyberpunkA cyberpunk novel set in a future Cape Town.
technology and societyoppression
Zoo City
2010 hardboiled thrillerA hardboiled thriller about crime, magic, the music industry, refugees and redemption set in a re-imagined Johannesburg.
magicredemptionidentity
The Shining Girls
2013 thrillerA novel about a time-traveling serial killer and the survivor who turns the hunt around.
time travelviolencesurvival
Adaptations
- [TV series] Shining Girls (2022)
Broken Monsters
2014 thrillerA thriller set in Detroit, Michigan.
monstersmodern society
Afterland
2020 speculative fictionA post-apocalyptic novel originally titled Motherland.
Bridge
2023 speculative fictionExplores multiverse with a mother hiding in it.
multiversefamily
Bibliography
- Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa's Past
- Moxyland
- Zoo City
- The Shining Girls
- Broken Monsters
- Slipping
- Afterland
- Bridge
Adaptations
- Shining Girls (Apple TV+ series, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hardboiled stylevivid descriptionsgenre-blending
- Recurring Motifs
- crime and magicsocial injusticestrong female protagonists
Legacy
South African speculative fiction author internationally acclaimed, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and others, known for her unique blending of genres and vivid storytelling.
Trivia
- Wrote her first novel as a teenager, though unpublished.
- Worked as a freelance journalist for ten years, including stints in New York and Chicago.