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Robert Silverberg

ロバート・シルバーバーグ

Robāto Shirubābāgu

Pen Names: Don Elliott（Pseudonym for erotic novels）, Robert Randall（Collaboration with Randall Garrett）, L.T. Woodward（Pop psychology and sexology books）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-01-15 （Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Brooklyn, New York City → West Coast of the United States → San Francisco Bay Area

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short-story writer, Editor, Science fiction author
Active Years
1955-
Affiliations
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Memberships
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Influenced By
Joseph Conrad
Influenced
Many modern SF writers
Nominations
Hawksbill Station (Hugo and Nebula nominations)

Education

Columbia University
English Literature
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: United States
Wrote juvenile novel Revolt on Alpha C while attending

Awards

Hugo Award
1956
Work: (Best New Writer)
Category: 最優秀新人作家
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: winner
Hugo Award
1969
Work: Nightwings
Category: 中編小説部門
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: winner
Nebula Award
1970
Work: Passengers
Category: 短編部門
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result: winner
SFWA Grand Master
2005
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nightwings

1969 Science fiction

A novella depicting a dystopian future.

DeclineTransformation

Downward to the Earth

1970 Science fiction

A human former administrator returns to an alien world.

RedemptionAlien cultures

The World Inside

1971 Science fiction

Explores an overpopulated future society.

OverpopulationSocial structure

Dying Inside

1972 Science fiction

A tale of a telepath losing his powers.

Loss of powersPsychological depth

Lord Valentine's Castle

1980 Science fiction

First of the Majipoor series, panoramic adventure on alien planet.

MemoryAlien worlds

Bibliography

  • See Robert Silverberg bibliography

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ProlificPsychological sophisticationExperimental methods
Recurring Motifs
GeographyHistoryNature

Health

  • Thyroid malfunction
    1972年頃
    Contributed to stress and temporary retirement

Legacy

Prolific American SF author with multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, SFWA Grand Master since 2005.

Academic Societies

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Archives

  • University of Southern Mississippi

In Popular Culture

  • Protagonist in Bolaño's The Spirit of Science Fiction writes to him

Trivia

  • Has attended every Hugo Award ceremony since the inaugural event in 1953
  • Wrote a million words a year for four years starting 1956
  • Became independently wealthy through investments before age 30, owned Fiorello La Guardia's former mansion