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Lavie Tidhar

ラヴィ・ティドハー

Ravi Tidohā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1976-11-16 （Israel）
Nationality
Israel, South Africa, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Hebrew
Residence History
Israel (kibbutz) → Laos → Vanuatu → South Africa → United Kingdom (London)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Author, Editor
Active Years
2009-

Awards

World Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
2012
Work: Osama
Category: 長編
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: 受賞
Jerwood/Photobook? (Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize)
2015
Work: A Man Lies Dreaming
Category: 長編
Organization: Jerwood / Fiction Uncovered
Result: 受賞
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2017
Work: Central Station
Category: 長編
Organization: John W. Campbell Memorial Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Neukom Institute for Computational Science / Neukom Institute Speculative Fiction Award
2018
Work: Central Station
Category: 長編
Organization: Neukom Institute
Result: 受賞
British Science Fiction Association Award (Non-Fiction)
2012
Work: The World SF Blog
Category: ノンフィクション
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Osama

2011 Fantasy / Weird fiction

Blending elements of crime and metafiction, the novel interrogates identity and the nature of storytelling through layered narratives.

identitymetafictionviolence and ethics

The Violent Century

2013 Science fiction / Slipstream

A 20th-century-set novel combining spy and alternate-history elements with speculative powers and interventions.

alternate historywarsuperhuman abilities
Translations
  • The Violent Century (translated into Japanese by Ken Mogi)

A Man Lies Dreaming

2014 Slipstream / Literary

Using imagery from the interwar and WWII periods, the novel offers a dark, satirical examination of power, violence and narrative transformation.

power and violencenarrative manipulationhistory and ethics
Translations
  • A Man Lies Dreaming (translated into Japanese by Shingo Oshino)

Central Station

2016 Science fiction / Near-future

Set around a central urban hub, the novel interweaves multiple characters' stories to explore city life, memory and mobility.

urbanitymemorymigration and mobility

Neom

2022 Science fiction

A novel engaging with mega-development projects, corporate power and the ethical dilemmas raised by technology in the near future.

corporate powerurban developmentethics of technology
Translations
  • Neom (translated into Japanese by Ken Mogi)

The Bookman Trilogy (The Bookman / Camera Obscura / The Great Game)

2010 Weird fiction / Alternate history

A trilogy exploring alternate histories and literary curiosities through the conceit of an invented 'Bookman' universe.

alternate historybooks and the power of stories

Bibliography

  • Osama (2011)
  • The Bookman (2010)
  • Camera Obscura (2011)
  • The Great Game (2012)
  • The Violent Century (2013)
  • A Man Lies Dreaming (2014)
  • Central Station (2016)
  • Neom (2022)

Translations of Works

  • Osama
  • The Violent Century (translated into Japanese)
  • A Man Lies Dreaming (translated into Japanese)
  • Neom (translated into Japanese)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
genre-blending (SF, fantasy, literary)slipstream techniquesmetafictional elements
Recurring Motifs
citiesmemory and storytellingmobility / diaspora

Legacy

Recognized both as a prolific author and an important promoter of world SF; through editing the Apex Book of World SF series and running The World SF Blog he has helped introduce non-Anglophone SF to English-language readers.

Trivia

  • Grew up in an Israeli kibbutz.
  • Traveled the world from age 15; those experiences inform his fiction.
  • Editor of The Apex Book of World SF Series (2009–2014) and operator of The World SF Blog.
  • Notable works include Osama, Central Station and A Man Lies Dreaming.