Gene Wolfe
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Gene Wolfe was an American science fiction and fantasy author renowned for his dense, allusive prose and the critically acclaimed series "The Book of the New Sun."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gene Wolfe canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fantasy writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
British Science Fiction Association Award
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Locus Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ World Fantasy Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gene Rodman Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-05-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-04-14 ⓘ |
| education | Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Tortilla Industry Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| influenced |
China Miéville
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Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Rothfuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. K. Chesterton
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Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Gene Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Peace
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Soldier of the Mist NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of the Long Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of the New Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of the Short Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Citadel of the Autarch NERFINISHED ⓘ The Claw of the Conciliator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fifth Head of Cerberus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shadow of the Torturer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sword of the Lictor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Urth of the New Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wizard Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Peoria, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| style |
allusive prose
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dense prose ⓘ |
| workedAs | industrial engineer ⓘ |
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