Damon Knight
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Damon Knight was an influential American science fiction author, critic, and editor, renowned for his short stories, incisive reviews, and for co-founding the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Damon Knight canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
editor
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award
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Nebula Award NERFINISHED ⓘ SFWA Grand Master Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| edited | science fiction anthologies ⓘ |
| familyName | Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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science fiction literature ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Damon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Science fiction criticism
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later generations of science fiction writers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modern science fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding role in professional organization for science fiction and fantasy writers
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incisive science fiction reviews ⓘ influential science fiction short stories ⓘ |
| notableIdea | rigorous standards for science fiction criticism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A for Anything
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Far Out NERFINISHED ⓘ Hell’s Pavement NERFINISHED ⓘ In Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ In Search of Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ Off Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Orphans of the Void NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rithian Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ To Serve Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Turning On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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critic ⓘ editor ⓘ science fiction author ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kate Wilhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
critical essays
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novels ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
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