James Tiptree Jr.
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James Tiptree Jr. was the influential science fiction pen name of Alice B. Sheldon, renowned for psychologically rich, boundary-pushing stories that helped define the New Wave movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | pseudonym ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alice B. Sheldon
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Raccoona Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
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Jupiter Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novelette NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1915-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-05-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American University
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George Washington University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | experimental psychology ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
"And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side"
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"Brightness Falls from the Air" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Women Men Don't See" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Up the Walls of the World" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist science fiction
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gender-focused speculative fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf | James Tiptree Jr. Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Wave science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boundary-pushing explorations of gender and identity
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psychologically rich science fiction stories ⓘ |
| occupation |
science fiction writer
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short story writer ⓘ |
| periodActive |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | McLean, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonymRevealed | 1976 ⓘ |
| realName | Alice Bradley Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Huntington D. Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | "James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
bleak and ironic tone
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exploration of sexuality and gender roles ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
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