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John Brunner

British author (1934-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 60

John Kilian Houston Brunner was a British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1969 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel and the BSFA Award the same year. The Jagged Orbit won the BSFA Award in 1970.

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1995Died25 August 19951973Prix Tour-Apollo AwardAward1970BSFA Award for Best NovelAward1969BSFA Award for Best NovelAwardHugo Award for Best NovelAward1934Born24 September 1934

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Awards

Prix Tour-Apollo Award1973
BSFA Award for Best Novel1970
BSFA Award for Best Novel1969
Hugo Award for Best Novel1969

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His first novel, Galactic Storm, was written under the pen-name Gill Hunt when he was seventeen. He did not start writing full-time until 1958, some years after his military service.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 1995 · aged 60

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