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Robert Sheckley

American writer (1928-2005) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 77

Robert Sheckley was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical.

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Awards

Prix Cyrano2004
Author Emeritus2000

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2005 · aged 77

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