Brian Aldiss | |
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 Aldiss atInteraction inGlasgow, 2005 | |
| Born | (1925-08-18)18 August 1925 East Dereham,Norfolk, England |
| Died | 19 August 2017(2017-08-19) (aged 92) Oxford, England |
| Pen name | Jael Cracken, Dr. Peristyle, C. C. Shackleton |
| Occupation | Writer, editor, artist |
| Period | 1954–2017 (as writer) |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Helliconia trilogy, "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" |
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Brian Wilson Aldiss,OBE (/ˈɔːldɪs/; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was anEnglish writer andanthologies editor. He was best known forscience fiction novels andshort stories. His byline reads eitherBrian W. Aldiss or simplyBrian Aldiss, except for occasional pseudonyms during the mid-1960s.
Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneerH. G. Wells, Aldiss was a vice-president of the internationalH. G. Wells Society. He was (withHarry Harrison) co-president of theBirmingham Science Fiction Group.
Aldiss was named a Grand Master by theScience Fiction Writers of America in 2000, and inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. He received twoHugo Awards, oneNebula Award, and oneJohn W. Campbell Memorial Award. He wrote the short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" (1969), the basis for theStanley Kubrick-developedSteven Spielberg movieA.I. Artificial Intelligence. Aldiss was associated with theBritish New Wave of science fiction.[1]
Aldiss died at hisOxford home one day after his 92nd birthday on 19 August 2017.[2][3]
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