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Paul Harland

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Pōru Hārando

Aliases: Paul Smit

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-04-15 （Noordwijk）
Died
2003-06-17 （Tiel） age 43
Nationality
Dutch, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English

Career

Occupations
Writer, Furniture designer
Active Years
1980-2003

Awards

King Kong Award
1984
Work: Fuga in frictieloos porcelein
Organization: SF Terra
Result: 受賞
King Kong Award
1990
Work: De wintertuin
Organization: SF Terra
Result: 受賞
King Kong Award
1992
Work: Retrometheus
Organization: SF Terra
Result: 受賞
King Kong Award
1995
Work: Onkruid en stenen
Organization: SF Terra
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

De val van Nieuw Versailles

1983 Science fiction

Science fiction novel

De bleke schaduw van de vrouwe

1988 Science fiction

Novel co-authored with Tais Teng

Water tot ijs

1994 Science fiction

Science fiction novel

Systems of Romance

1995 Science fiction

Co-authored with Paul Evenblij

Computercode Cthulhu

2005 Science fiction

Co-authored with Tais Teng, posthumous

The Hand That Takes

2002 Science fiction

Novel written in English

Remote Control

1993 Short story collection

Collection of short stories, partially translated to English

De werelden van Vince-Crux

2005 Short story collection

Posthumous short story collection

Bibliography

  • Another 15 unbundled stories (1980-1998)

Translations of Works

  • English translation of Remote Control collection

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Science fiction, fantasy, horror short stories

Health

  • Asphyxiation
    2003年
    Murdered by husband Tarik Dreca

Legacy

Dutch SF writer. Won King Kong Award four times. Award renamed Paul Harland Prize after his death.

In Popular Culture

  • Murder case gained notoriety

Trivia

  • Pseudonym Paul Harland, real name Paul Smit.
  • Murdered by his Bosnian architect husband Tarik Dreca, staged as suicide.
  • Defense claimed plot from his book The Hand That Takes, rejected by court.