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第62回(2015年) Winner
Liu Cixin
リュウ・ツーシン
Liu Cixin
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1963-06-23 (Beijing, China)
- 国籍
- China
- 言語
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- 居住地歴
- Beijing (birthplace) → Yangquan, Shanxi (grew up) → Luoshan County, Henan (ancestral home) → Shanxi province (worked)
経歴
- 職業
- Science fiction writer, Computer engineer
- 活動期間
- 1989年〜
- 所属
- China Science Writers Association, Shanxi Writers Association (vice president)
- 所属団体
- China Science Writers Association, Shanxi Writers Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- George Orwell, Arthur C. Clarke
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power | — | — | — | — | China |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Galaxy Award (China) | — | — | Galaxy Award organizers | 受賞(通算複数回) |
| 2015 | Hugo Award | The Three-Body Problem | Best Novel | Worldcon / The Hugo Awards | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Locus Award | Death's End | Best Science Fiction Novel | Locus | 受賞 |
| — | Chinese Nebula Award | — | — | Nebula Awards (China) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis | The Three-Body Problem (German translation) | Best Foreign SF Work | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis organizers | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Premio Ignotus | The Three-Body Problem (Spanish translation) | Foreign Novel | Premio Ignotus organizers | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | — | — | Arthur C. Clarke Award organizers | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Seiun Award (Japan, translated works) | The Circle (translated short story) | Best Translated Short Story / Best Translated Long Work | Japanese SF fan organizations | 受賞 |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Three-Body Problem
2006年 Hard science fictionSet partly against the Cultural Revolution, it begins a trilogy about Earth's contact with the advanced Trisolaran civilization and the consequences for humanity.
- [TV series] 3 Body Problem (Netflix) (2024)
- [TV series (Chinese adaptation)] Three-Body (Chinese TV series) (2023)
- English translation by Ken Liu
- German translation
The Dark Forest
2008年 Hard science fictionSecond book of the trilogy; builds on the 'Dark Forest' metaphor to explore humanity's strategy against the Trisolaran threat.
- English translation by Ken Liu (volume 2)
Death's End
2010年 Hard science fictionThird volume concluding the trilogy, depicting the ultimate interactions between humanity and the Trisolaran civilization on a cosmic scale.
- English translation by Ken Liu (volume 3)
The Wandering Earth
2000年 Hard science fiction / novellaA novella about moving Earth to another star system; adapted into a major Chinese blockbuster film.
- [Movie] The Wandering Earth (film) / 郭帆 (Frant Gwo) (2019)
- [Movie (sequel)] The Wandering Earth 2 / 郭帆 (Frant Gwo) (2023)
- Translated into English and other languages
Ball Lightning
2004年 Science fiction (hard SF)A novel centered on the mysterious phenomenon of ball lightning and its scientific and personal consequences for the protagonist.
- English translation and others available
全著作
- China 2185 (1989)
- The Devil's Bricks (2002)
- Supernova Era (2003)
- Ball Lightning (2004)
- Remembrance of Earth's Past (The Three-Body Trilogy, 2006–2010)
- The Wandering Earth (2000, novella)
翻案
- The Wandering Earth (film, 2019)
- Three-Body (Chinese TV series, 2023)
- 3 Body Problem (Netflix TV series, 2024)
- The Wandering Earth 2 (film, 2023)
- Crazy Alien (film, adapted from 'The Village Teacher')
作品の翻訳
- English translations (Ken Liu, others)
- German, Spanish and many other translations
作風・主題
- 文体
- Detailed hard-SF proseGrand-scale narratives grounded in scientific thinking
- 頻出モチーフ
- Encounters and clashes between civilizationsCold realism / consequentialismCosmic loneliness and danger
評価・遺産
One of the authors who brought contemporary Chinese science fiction to international attention; his English translations helped make him the first Asian author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. His works' translations and screen adaptations have made him an influential figure in modern SF.
関連学会
- China Science Writers Association
- Shanxi Writers Association
大衆文化への影響
- Netflix's '3 Body Problem' (2024) brought major attention
- Box-office success of 'The Wandering Earth' (2019)
- Multiple adaptations of novels/short stories into films and TV series
引用
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The universe is a dark forest.
出典: The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem series, book 2) (2008年)
豆知識
- Multiple-time winner of China's Galaxy Award (nine-time winner)
- Won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel for the English translation of 'The Three-Body Problem', becoming the first Asian author to win the category
- 'The Wandering Earth' novella was adapted into a major Chinese blockbuster film