Hugo Award
1回登壇
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第8回（1961年） Winner
Walter M. Miller Jr.
ウォルター・M・ミラー・ジュニア
Walter M. Miller Jr.
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1923-01-23 （New Smyrna Beach, Florida, US）
- 死没
- 1996-01-09 （Daytona Beach, Florida, US） 72歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Catholicism
- 居住地歴
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida (birthplace) → Tennessee (university study) → Texas (university study) → Daytona Beach, Florida (later life and death)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Short story writer, Television scriptwriter
- 活動期間
- 1951年〜1996年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Texas | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Tennessee
国:
United States
University of Texas
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Hugo Award (Short Story) | "The Darfsteller" | — | Hugo Award (World Science Fiction Society) | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Hugo Award for Best Novel | A Canticle for Leibowitz | — | Hugo Award (World Science Fiction Society) | 受賞 |
Hugo Award (Short Story)
1955
対象作品:
"The Darfsteller"
主催:
Hugo Award (World Science Fiction Society)
結果:
受賞
Hugo Award for Best Novel
1961
対象作品:
A Canticle for Leibowitz
主催:
Hugo Award (World Science Fiction Society)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Canticle for Leibowitz
1959年 Science fiction (post-apocalyptic) 268ページA post-apocalyptic novel that follows successive generations in a monastic order dedicated to preserving remnants of scientific knowledge after a nuclear catastrophe. It examines the tension between faith and reason, memory and renewal.
religion vs. sciencecivilization rebuildingmemory and archival preservationethics and technology
映像化・舞台化
- [Radio drama] A Canticle for Leibowitz (WHA/NPR radio adaptation) (1981)
- [Radio drama] A Canticle for Leibowitz (BBC radio adaptation) (1992)
全著作
- A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959)
- Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman (1997, completed by Terry Bisson)
- Conditionally Human (collection, 1962)
- The View from the Stars (collection, 1965)
- The Best of Walter M. Miller Jr. (omnibus, 1980)
翻案
- WHA/NPR radio drama adaptation of A Canticle for Leibowitz (1981)
- BBC radio broadcast (1992)
作品の翻訳
- A Canticle for Leibowitz (Japanese translation available)
作風・主題
- 文体
- allegorical and philosophical science fiction with a somber, reflective tonerestrained, contemplative prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- conflict between religion and sciencerenewal and forgetfulnessmonastic institutions and ritualarchival preservation of technology
健康
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Post-traumatic stress disorder第二次世界大戦後〜数十年Long-term psychological effects from wartime experiences reportedly affected his personal life and creative output.
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Depression晩年Suffered severe depression in later years and died by suicide.
評価・遺産
Walter M. Miller Jr. is best known for A Canticle for Leibowitz, a work that deeply explores religious and moral questions. Considered a classic of post-apocalyptic science fiction, his work has had lasting influence on the genre and discussions about religion and science.
資料所蔵先
- Library of Congress (related holdings)
大衆文化への影響
- A Canticle for Leibowitz has been adapted for radio and cited in scholarship, serving as a touchstone for post-apocalyptic fiction.
豆知識
- Served over fifty bombing missions in Italy during World War II
- Won the 1955 Hugo Award for the short story "The Darfsteller"
- Won the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel for A Canticle for Leibowitz (originally published 1959)
- Lived as a recluse in later years, avoiding contact with many people including family
- Died by suicide in 1996 shortly after his wife's death