Mary Doria Russell
Mary Doria Russell (born August 19, 1950 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American writer of science fiction and historical novels.
life and work
Mary Doria Russell grew up in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst as the daughter of a naval nurse and a drill sergeant in the Marines . She studied at the University of Illinois and Northeastern University, and received her PhD in anthropology from the University of Michigan in 1983 . She then received a research fellowship at Case Western Reserve University , which she had to drop out because of job cuts. She worked for several years as a technical writer for instructions for use. When the commissions failed to materialize, at the age of 45 she started her first novel, The Sparrow (Eng. "Sperling"). The novel became a great success. It has been translated into twelve languages and has received numerous prizes, including the Kurd-Laßwitz Prize . The sequel Children of God was also a bestseller. Since then, she has published four historical novels that have not yet been translated into German: A Thread of Grace (2005) and Dreamers of the Day (2008) deal with events from the history of the 20th century, the related novels Doc (2011 ) and Epitaph (2016) tell the story of Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp .
Awards
- 1997: James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award for The Sparrow
- 1998: Arthur C. Clarke Award for The Sparrow
- 1998: John W. Campbell Award
- 1998: British SF Association Award for The Sparrow
- 2001: Gaylactic Spectrum Award for The Sparrow / Children of God
- 2001: Kurd Lasswitz Prize for Sperling
Novels
- The Sparrow. Villard, New York, 1996, ISBN 0-679-45150-1 (Ger. Sperling. Heyne, Munich, 2000, ISBN 3-453-16180-7 ).
- Children of God. Villard, New York, 1998, ISBN 978-0679456353 (Ger. God's children. Heyne, Munich, 2000, ISBN 3-453-16180-7 ).
- A thread of grace. Random House, New York, 2005, ISBN 0-375-50184-3 .
- Dreamers of the Day. Random House, New York, 2008, ISBN 1-4000-6471-6 .
- Doc. Random House, New York, 2011, ISBN 1-4000-6804-5 .
- Epitaph: A Novel of the OK Corral. Ecco / HarperCollins, New York, 2011, ISBN 0-0621-9876-9 .
literature
- "I'm not a missionary." A conversation with Mary Doria Russell at ElsterCon 2002 , in: Alien Contact . Yearbook for Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 2, Shayol Verlag 2003, pp. 98-102. ISBN 3-926126-31-0
Web links
- Literature by and about Mary Doria Russell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mary Doria Russell in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Mary Doria Russell at Open Library
- Mary Doria Russell in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Mary Doria Russell's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ LitGuides entry on The Sparrow ( English ) litlovers.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ↑ Alumni newsletter of the Anthropological Institute at the University of Michigan ( English ) University of Michigan. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^ Mary Doria Russell: Flying Higher than the Sparrow ( English ) clevelandwomen.com. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^ Mary Doria Russell: Flying Higher than the Sparrow ( English ) clevelandwomen.com. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ↑ Mary Doria Russell's website ( English ) marydoriarussel.info. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russell, Mary Doria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th August 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois, USA |