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William Gibson

Vereinigte Staaten · Schriftsteller · Geboren 1948 · Alter 78

William Gibson wird in 56 Sprachen etwa 1.535 Mal am Tag gelesen.

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William Ford Gibson (* 17. März 1948 in Conway, South Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer, in Kanada lebender Science-Fiction-Autor. Bekannt wurde er mit seinem 1984 erschienenen Roman Neuromancer, der mehrere der bedeutendsten SF-Preise erhielt, darunter den Philip K. Dick Award, den Nebula Award und den Hugo Award.

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2018Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardAuszeichnung2016Inkpot AwardAuszeichnung2013Locus Poll AwardAuszeichnung2012“Later attempts sometimes involved outer space...I don't remember them.”Eigene WorteIntroduction: "African Thumb Piano"

2011“Naps are essential to my process. Not dreams, but that state adjacent to sleep, the mind on waking.”Eigene WorteInterview in Paris Review Summer 2011

2010“We no longer grow the full beef of bohemia, It's all veal now.”Eigene Worte5. Oktober 2010Intelligence Squared on 'Zero History' with Cory Doctorow (5th October 2010)

2009“The most common human act that writing a novel resembles is lying. The working novelist lies daily, very complexly, and at great length.”Eigene Worte31. Mai 2009Twitter tweet (31 May 2009)

2008Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAuszeichnung2004“The future is not google-able.”Eigene Worte5. Februar 2004Comments at A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, San Francisco, California (5 February 2004)

2002“In 1977, facing first-time parenthood and an absolute lack of enthusiasm for anything like "career," I found myself dusting off my twelve-year-old's interest in science fiction.”Eigene Worte6. November 2002an essay formerly posted on williamgibsonbooks.com, 6 November 2002

1995Aurora AwardsAuszeichnung1992Tähtivaeltaja AwardAuszeichnung1989Aurora AwardsAuszeichnung1987Seiun Award for Best Translated Long WorkAuszeichnung1985Ditmar AwardAuszeichnungHugo Award for Best NovelAuszeichnungNebula Award for Best NovelAuszeichnungPhilip K. Dick AwardAuszeichnungScience Fiction Chronicle AwardAuszeichnung1948Geboren17. März 1948

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William S. Burroughs at his 70th birthday party in 1984. Burroughs, more than any other Beat Generation writer, was an important influence on the adolescent Gibson.William S. Burroughs at his 70th birthday party in 1984. Burroughs, more than any other Beat Generation writer, was an important influence on the adolescent Gibson.Gibson at a 2007 reading of Spook Country in Victoria, British Columbia. Since "The Winter Market" (1985), commissioned by Vancouver Magazine with the stipulation that it be set in the city, Gibson actively avoided using his adopted home as a setting until Spook Country.[23]Gibson at a 2007 reading of Spook Country in Victoria, British Columbia. Since "The Winter Market" (1985), commissioned by Vancouver Magazine with the stipulation that it be set in the city, Gibson actively avoided using his adopted home as a setting until Spook Country.[23]The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a fictional squatted version of which constitutes the setting for Gibson's Bridge trilogyThe San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a fictional squatted version of which constitutes the setting for Gibson's Bridge trilogyGibson signing one of his novels in 2010Gibson signing one of his novels in 2010Bruce Sterling, co-author with Gibson of the short story "Red Star, Winter Orbit" (1983) and the 1990 steampunk novel The Difference EngineBruce Sterling, co-author with Gibson of the short story "Red Star, Winter Orbit" (1983) and the 1990 steampunk novel The Difference EngineAside from his short stories and novels, Gibson has written several film screenplays and television episodes.Aside from his short stories and novels, Gibson has written several film screenplays and television episodes.Gibson has often collaborated with performance artists such as theatre group La Fura dels Baus, here performing at the Singapore Arts Festival in May 2007.Gibson has often collaborated with performance artists such as theatre group La Fura dels Baus, here performing at the Singapore Arts Festival in May 2007.

In ihren eigenen Worten 10

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William Gibson
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10 Aussagen, neueste zuerst

  1. This perpetual toggling between nothing being new, under the sun, and everything having very recently changed, absolutely, is perhaps the central driving tension of my work.

    19. Jan. 2012, At the Booksmith, reading from Distrust That Particular Flavor. (19 January 2012)., Eigene Worte

  2. Later attempts sometimes involved outer space...I don't remember them.

    2012, Introduction: "African Thumb Piano", Eigene Worte

  3. Naps are essential to my process. Not dreams, but that state adjacent to sleep, the mind on waking.

    2011, Interview in Paris Review Summer 2011, Eigene Worte

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Auszeichnungen

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2018
Inkpot Award2016
Locus Poll Award2013
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2008
Aurora Awards1995
Tähtivaeltaja Award1992
Aurora Awards1989
Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work1987
Nebula Award for Best Novel1985
Hugo Award for Best Novel1985
Philip K. Dick Award1985
Science Fiction Chronicle Award1985
Ditmar Award1985

Zur Person

William Ford Gibson (* 17. März 1948 in Conway, South Carolina) ist ein US-amerikanischer, in Kanada lebender Science-Fiction-Autor. Bekannt wurde er mit seinem 1984 erschienenen Roman Neuromancer, der mehrere der bedeutendsten SF-Preise erhielt, darunter den Philip K. Dick Award, den Nebula Award und den Hugo Award. In diesem Buch prägte er unter anderem den Begriff Cyberspace, der seitdem häufig für elektronische Netze wie das World Wide Web verwendet wird, sowie das Subgenre des Cyberpunk und den Begriff der Matrix, die durch ein globales Informationsnetzwerk gebildet wird und so den Cyberspace ermöglicht.

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Gemeinsamkeiten mit William

Timothy LearyAuch in Cyberpunk (1990)Udo KierAuch in Johnny Mnemonic (1995)Barbara SukowaAuch in Johnny Mnemonic (1995)Jaron LanierAuch in Cyberpunk (1990)Douglas CouplandAuch in My Love, My Umbrella (2001)Dina MeyerAuch in Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

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