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Kim Stanley Robinson
American science fiction writer (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the late American actress, see Kim Stanley.
Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer. He has published 22 novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his Mars trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award. The Atlantic has called Robinson's work "the gold standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing."[1] According to an article in The New Yorker, Robinson is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers."[2]
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Kim Stanley Robinson | |
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Born | (1952-03-23) March 23, 1952 (age 72) Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Education | University of California, San Diego (BA, PhD) Boston University (MA) |
Genre | Science fiction |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The Novels of Philip K. Dick (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Donald Wesling |
Other advisors | Frederic Jameson |
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Discipline | English and American literature |
Sub-discipline | Science fiction |
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Notable works | Mars trilogy |
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