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Robert Silverberg
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American speculative fiction writer and editor (born 1935)
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Robert Silverberg is an American science fiction writer, novelist, and screenwriter who began his career in 1955. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, he is a citizen of the United States and resides in Brooklyn. He was educated at Columbia University and writes in English. His literary influences include Roger Zelazny and Jack Vance. Silverberg has also written under the pseudonyms Dozens, Walker Chapman, John Dexter, and Franklin Hamilton.
His notable works include *Dying Inside* and *Good News from the Vatican*. He has received multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the Nebula Award for Best Short Story, and the Nebula Award for Best Novel. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and the Locus Award for Best Novel. His work spans both fiction and non-fiction literature.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 108
Top works
- שקיעה
- The End of the World -- stories of the apocalypse
- The world within the ocean wave
- Murasaki
- Up the Line
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Known for
- Prisoners of Gravity — Self1989
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1935-01-15 ) January 15, 1935 (age 91) , New York City, U.S.
- Pen name
- Various
- Occupation
- Novelist short-story writer editor
- Nationality
- American
- Alma mater
- Columbia University ( BA )
- Period
- 1955–present
- Genre
- Science fiction , fantasy , anthologies (as editor)
- Subject
- Geography, history, nature
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- author
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Notable work
- Good News from the Vatican
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Genre
- science fiction
- Official website
- robert-silverberg.com
- Image
- Robert Silverberg in 2009.jpg
- Residence
- Brooklyn
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- topic's main category
- Category:Works by Robert Silverberg
- influenced by
- Jack Vance
- pseudonym
- Robert Randall
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- name in native language
- Robert Silverberg
- date of birth
- 1935-01-15
- Commons category
- Robert Silverberg
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
Silverberg's novelette "Guardian of the Crystal Gate" was the cover story in the August 1956 issue of Fantastic. Silverberg's short story "Quick Freeze" took the cover of the May 1957 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly.
Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF since 2004.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Silverberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.