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Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) 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.

Nominated for Hugo and Nebula Awards, Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.

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American writer (1928–2005)

Born 1928
Died 2005

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  • Cover of: The Status Civilization

    First published in 1967 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Foundation’s Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov
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  • Cover of: Mindswap: a novel.
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    First published in 1966 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Wandering Stars
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    Cover of edition isbn_9781580230056 First published in 1974 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Pilgrimage to Earth

    First published in 1957 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The Future Makers
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  • Cover of: The Bradbury chronicles: stories in honor of Ray Bradbury
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  • Cover of: Dimension of miracles
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    First published in 1968 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Immortality Inc.
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    First published in 1963 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
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    Cover of edition 100greatsciencef0000unse_s0t1 First published in 1978 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Tomorrow's children: 18 tales of fantasy and science fiction

    First published in 1966 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: On the planet of bottled brains
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    First published in 1990 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Partners in Wonder

    First published in 2009 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifty short science fiction tales
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    Cover of edition fiftyshortscienc0000unse Cover of edition 50shortsciencefi0000grof Cover of edition lccn_62-21646 First published in 1963 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Untouched by Human Hands
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    First published in 1954 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Options
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    First published in 1975 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Laughing space: an anthology of science fiction humour
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    Cover of edition laughingspacefun0000unse Cover of edition laughingspacefun00asim First published in 1982 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Status Civilization

    First published in 2009 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A Farce to be Reckoned With
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    First published in 1995 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Science fictional solar system
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    Cover of edition sciencefictional0000unse_d7r3 First published in 1979 — 5 editions
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American writer (1928–2005)

Born 1928
Died 2005

Subjects

Fiction, science fiction, general, American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, general, Translations into Russian, Draconian, hob (fictitious character), fiction, English Science fiction, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, science fiction, collections & anthologies, Short stories, English Short stories, American Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fiction in English, American Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, New york (n.y.), fiction, Science fiction, American, Science fiction, american, American Short stories, Children's fiction, Fiction, science fiction, short stories

Places

France, Paris (France), Ibiza Island (Spain), New York, New York (State), Paris

People

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005), Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Faust (d. ca. 1540), Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), Lise Meitner (1878-1968), Niels Bohr (1885-1962), Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976)

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20th century, alternate realities, space, the future

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Alternative names

  • Роберт Шекли

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February 25, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
February 25, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
February 25, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.