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Serge Brussolo

セルジュ・ブリュッソロ

Serge Brussolo

Pen Names: Kitty DoomPen name, D. MorlokPen name, Akira SuzukoPen name, Zeb ChillicothePen name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-05-31 (Paris)
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
fiction author, science fiction writer, fantasy writer, novelist
Active Years
1972-2024

Education

Unknown
Letters and Psychology
Country: France
Studied letters and psychology

Awards

Prix Tour-Apollo Award
1984
Work: Les semeurs d'abîmes
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Les semeurs d'abîmes

1984 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel.

Le Syndrome du plongeur en apnée

1992 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel about deep sea diver's syndrome.

The Vermin

Thriller

First thriller novel.

A l'image du dragon

1992 Fantasy

Novel adapted into animated film.

Adaptations
  • [Animated film] The Rain Children / Philippe Leclerc (2003)

Les Emmurés

Thriller

Best-selling novel.

Adaptations
  • [Film] Walled In (2009)

Bibliography

  • Complete bibliography at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Adaptations

  • The Rain Children (2003, animated film, based on A l'image du dragon)
  • Walled In (2009, film, based on Les Emmurés)

Translations of Works

  • The Deep Sea Diver's Syndrome (English, 2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Style close to but not easily categorized in fantasy or SFSurrealistic science fiction
Recurring Motifs
BlacknessMiseryDisturbed family environmentSociety denunciation

Health

  • Tormented childhood
    幼少期
    Set the tone for the blackness of his novels

Legacy

Prolific French fiction author known for science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, and historical novels. Achieves high sales and works with multiple publishers to maintain creative freedom.

Trivia

  • Published under pseudonyms Kitty Doom, D. Morlok, Akira Suzuko, and Zeb Chillicothe
  • First published text 'The Escaped Prisoner' in 1972 fanzine 'The Wedged Paddle'
  • Pits multiple publishers against each other to maintain creative freedom