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Liu Cixin

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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

North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power
卒業年: 1988
国: China
Graduated in 1988; worked as a computer engineer at a power plant in Shanxi province.

受賞歴

Galaxy Award (China)
主催: Galaxy Award organizers
結果: 受賞(通算複数回)
Hugo Award
2015
対象作品: The Three-Body Problem
部門: Best Novel
主催: Worldcon / The Hugo Awards
結果: 受賞
Locus Award
2017
対象作品: Death's End
部門: Best Science Fiction Novel
主催: Locus
結果: 受賞
Chinese Nebula Award
主催: Nebula Awards (China)
結果: 受賞
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
2017
対象作品: The Three-Body Problem (German translation)
部門: Best Foreign SF Work
主催: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis organizers
結果: 受賞
Premio Ignotus
2017
対象作品: The Three-Body Problem (Spanish translation)
部門: Foreign Novel
主催: Premio Ignotus organizers
結果: 受賞
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2018
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award organizers
結果: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japan, translated works)
2019
対象作品: The Circle (translated short story)
部門: Best Translated Short Story / Best Translated Long Work
主催: Japanese SF fan organizations
結果: 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 fiction

Set partly against the Cultural Revolution, it begins a trilogy about Earth's contact with the advanced Trisolaran civilization and the consequences for humanity.

Civilizational collisionScience and humanity's futureMoral dilemmas
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV series] 3 Body Problem (Netflix) (2024)
  • [TV series (Chinese adaptation)] Three-Body (Chinese TV series) (2023)
翻訳
  • English translation by Ken Liu
  • German translation

The Dark Forest

2008年 Hard science fiction

Second book of the trilogy; builds on the 'Dark Forest' metaphor to explore humanity's strategy against the Trisolaran threat.

Survival strategiesChoices of states and individualsNature of the cosmos
翻訳
  • English translation by Ken Liu (volume 2)

Death's End

2010年 Hard science fiction

Third volume concluding the trilogy, depicting the ultimate interactions between humanity and the Trisolaran civilization on a cosmic scale.

Civilizational extinction and renewalExpansion of time and scaleEthical choices
翻訳
  • English translation by Ken Liu (volume 3)

The Wandering Earth

2000年 Hard science fiction / novella

A novella about moving Earth to another star system; adapted into a major Chinese blockbuster film.

Communal sacrifice and choiceLimits of technology and hope
映像化・舞台化
  • [Movie] The Wandering Earth (film) / 郭帆 (Frant Gwo) (2019)
  • [Movie (sequel)] The Wandering Earth 2 / 郭帆 (Frant Gwo) (2023)
翻訳
  • 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.

Ethics of scientific researchLoss and obsession
翻訳
  • 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

  • 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