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Peter Nicholls

ピーター・ニコルズ

Pītā Nikoruzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-03-08 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Died
2018-03-06 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) age 78
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Melbourne, Australia → United States → United Kingdom → Melbourne, Australia

Career

Occupations
Literary scholar, critic, writer
Active Years
1968-2018
Affiliations
Science Fiction Foundation
Influenced
John Clute

Education

University of Melbourne
Country: Australia

Awards

Hugo Award
1980
Work: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Category: Nonfiction Book
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: 受賞
Hugo Award
1994
Work: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2nd ed.)
Category: Nonfiction Book
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: 受賞
Pilgrim Award
1980
Organization: Science Fiction Research Association
Result: 受賞
Eaton Award
1995
Result: 受賞
Peter McNamara Award
2006
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

1979 Science Fiction Encyclopedia 730000 pages

Encyclopedia of science fiction, co-edited with John Clute.

SF criticismSF history

Science Fiction At Large

1976 SF essay collection

Collection of essays from 1975 symposium.

Science fiction

The Science in Science Fiction

1983 Science in SF

Edited by Nicholls, with Langford and Stableford.

Science in SF

Fantastic Cinema

1984 Fantastic cinema

Book on fantastic films.

Fantastic films

Bibliography

  • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction At Large
  • The Science in Science Fiction
  • Fantastic Cinema
  • Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyCritical
Recurring Motifs
SF historySF criticism

Health

  • Parkinson's disease
    2000年以降
    Gradually curtailed his activities

Legacy

Creator and co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, major contributor to SF scholarship.

In Popular Culture

  • Daughter Sophie Cunningham is a writer

Trivia

  • Father of writer and editor Sophie Cunningham.
  • Lived with wife Clare Coney in Melbourne.