Astounding Award for Best New Writer
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (2011) award
Lev Grossman
レヴ・グロスマン
Revu Gurosuman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-06-26
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, critic
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Influenced By
- C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip Pullman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | English | BA | 1987-1991 | United States |
Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1987-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Magicians
2009 Fantasy / Urban fantasy 245 pagesFollows Quentin Coldwater as he discovers and attends a secret college of magic, then confronts the ramifications of magic in the modern world. A darker, adult-oriented coming-of-age fantasy exploring disillusionment and consequence.
coming-of-agemagic vs. realitydisillusionment and redemption
Adaptations
- [TV series] The Magicians (TV series) / Sera Gamble, John McNamara (2015)
Translations
- The Magicians
The Magician King
2011 Fantasy 320 pagesA sequel that follows characters from The Magicians as they grapple with power, responsibility, and loss in both the magical realm and the real world.
powerresponsibilityfriendship
Translations
- The Magician King
The Magician's Land
2014 Fantasy 368 pagesThe concluding volume of the trilogy, dealing with the characters' growth, reconciliation, and the ultimate relationship between magic and reality.
reconciliationself-discoveryconsequences of magic
Translations
- The Magician's Land
Bibliography
- Codex (2004)
- The Magicians (2009)
- The Magician King (2011)
- The Magician's Land (2014)
- The Silver Arrow (2016)
Adaptations
- The Magicians (TV adaptation)
Translations of Works
- The Magicians and others (Japanese translations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blend of realism and fantasywitty narrative voicecontemporary, introspective prose
- Recurring Motifs
- magic as metaphor for real lifeacademic settingsalienation and healing
Legacy
Brought a literary, adult perspective to contemporary fantasy; respected both as a novelist and critic. The TV adaptation broadened his cultural impact.
In Popular Culture
- Media presence through the TV series 'The Magicians'
Trivia
- Worked as a book critic at Time magazine.
- Studied at Harvard University.
- Best-known work 'The Magicians' was adapted into a television series.