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Roberto Quaglia

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Roberto Quaglia

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-05-17 （Genoa）
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian, English
Residence History
Genoa, Italy

Career

Occupations
Science fiction writer, blogger, photographer, pub owner, barman, internet entrepreneur, politician
Active Years
1989-2025
Affiliations
European Science Fiction Society
Memberships
European Science Fiction Society
Influenced By
Robert Sheckley, Ian Watson
Nominations
Seiun Award 2011 (The Beloved Time of Their Lives)

Awards

Eurocon ESFS Award
2009
Category: Best European Writer
Organization: ESFS
Result: winner
BSFA Award
2010
Work: The Beloved Time of Their Life
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: winner
Eurocon ESFS Award
2016
Category: Best European Promoter
Organization: ESFS
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bread, Butter and Paradoxine

2002 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel about the adventures of James Vagabond.

Translations
  • Romanian (Vagabondul interspaţial)

The Beloved of My Beloved

2009 Science Fiction Short Story Collection

Short story collection co-written with Ian Watson.

Translations
  • English, Japanese, others

Bibliography

  • Vagabondul interspaţial (1994)
  • Bread, Butter and Paradoxine (2002)
  • Paradoxine: The Adventures of James Vagabond (2009)
  • Jonathan Livingshit Pigeon: A Tail of Transcendence (2011)
  • God Ltd (1998, Romanian)
  • The Beloved of My Beloved (2009)

Translations of Works

  • Romanian, Russian, Spanish, French, Japanese, Czech, Hungarian, Dutch

Legacy

Known Italian SF writer, winner of Eurocon and BSFA awards. Popular in Russia.

Trivia

  • Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in).
  • Close friend of Robert Sheckley.