Otherwise Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2002) award
M. John Harrison
エム・ジョン・ハリスン
M. John Harrison
Pen Names:
Mike Harrison（Used for climbing-related works/credits）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-06-26 （Rugby, Warwickshire, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Peak District, England → London, England → Devon, England → Wales
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer, Fantasy writer, Reviewer
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Influenced By
- Michael Moorcock, Simon Ings
- Influenced
- Hayao Miyazaki (influence on 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | James Tiptree, Jr. Award | Light | — | James Tiptree, Jr. Award Committee | winner |
| 2007 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Nova Swing | — | Arthur C. Clarke Award (organisers) | winner |
| 2007 | Philip K. Dick Award | Nova Swing | — | Philip K. Dick Award Committee | winner |
| 1989 | Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature | Climbers | — | Boardman Tasker Prize Committee | winner |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
2003
Work:
Light
Organization:
James Tiptree, Jr. Award Committee
Result:
winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2007
Work:
Nova Swing
Organization:
Arthur C. Clarke Award (organisers)
Result:
winner
Philip K. Dick Award
2007
Work:
Nova Swing
Organization:
Philip K. Dick Award Committee
Result:
winner
Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
1989
Work:
Climbers
Organization:
Boardman Tasker Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
The Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2007) award
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2007) award
Works
Major Works
The Pastel City
1971 FantasyThe first of the Viriconium series, set in the decaying city of Viriconium; noted for its dreamlike, lyrical prose.
decline of citiesblurring of fantasy and reality
Translations
- The Pastel City
Nova Swing
2006 Science fictionA liminal, noirish science fiction novel exploring uncanny city-spaces and incursions from other realities.
thresholdsurban estrangementmemory and loss
Translations
- Nova Swing
Light
2002 Science fiction / FantasyAn interwoven novel following multiple characters; deals with intersections of reality and otherness, loss and transformation.
loss and renewalcrossing between realities
Translations
- Light
Climbers
1989 Autobiographical novel / FictionA largely autobiographical novel reflecting Harrison's interest in rock climbing; the Peak District landscape plays a central role.
nature and adventurepersonal quest
Translations
- Climbers
Bibliography
- The Pastel City (1971)
- The Committed Men (1971)
- The Centauri Device (1975)
- The Machine in Shaft Ten (1975)
- Climbers (1989)
- The Course of the Heart (1992)
- Light (2002)
- Nova Swing (2006)
Translations of Works
- The Pastel City (Japanese translation)
- Light (Japanese translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, poetic prosenarrative tension between realism and mysticism
- Recurring Motifs
- decaying/transformed citiesmemory and identitythresholds and otherness
Legacy
A distinctive figure in British speculative fiction and fantasy. Known for the Viriconium sequence and novels such as Light and Nova Swing, Harrison's poetic prose and depictions of cityscape and landscape have been influential; his work has been cited as an influence on creators such as Hayao Miyazaki.
In Popular Culture
- Influence noted on Hayao Miyazaki (sometimes cited in relation to 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
Trivia
- Has acted under the name Mike Harrison for climbing-related publications/credits.
- Early works were often in the fantasy mode.