Cordwainer Smith
American author (1913-1966) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 53
Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, known by his pen-name Cordwainer Smith, was an American author of science fiction. He was an officer in the US Army, a noted scholar of East Asia, and an expert in psychological warfare.
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Smith's first professionally published science fiction story, "Scanners Live in Vain", originally appeared in Fantasy Book magazine in 1950.
Smith's novelette "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" was the cover story in the October 1962 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine. Artwork by Virgil Finlay.
Smith's novelette "Drunkboat" was on the cover of the October 1963 issue of Amazing Stories magazine. Art by Lloyd Birmingham.Awards
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He was one of science fiction's more influential authors despite his relatively limited output and his early death at the age of 53.
