Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer
26 January 1918 – 25 February 2009 · From United States- Books
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Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, born in North Terre Haute, Indiana, who died in Peoria, Illinois. He began publishing in the early 1950s, and his novella The Lovers (1952) brought him wide attention and a 1953 Hugo Award as most promising new author.
He is best known for the Riverworld series, which opens with To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Hugo Award for Best Novel, 1972), and for the World of Tiers books.
His fiction was noted for bringing sexual and religious themes into genre writing, and for reworking the characters of pulp and classic adventure fiction, including the Wold Newton family conceit behind books such as The Other Log of Phileas Fogg and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life.
He also won a Hugo for the novella Riders of the Purple Wage (1968), the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2001).
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Philip José Farmer is widely recognized for his Riverworld series, which explores an afterlife where all of humanity is resurrected along the banks of a single, impossibly long river. He is also noted for his innovative use of established fictional characters and his exploration of sexual and religious themes in science fiction.
The Riverworld series begins with "To Your Scattered Bodies Go," followed by "The Fabulous Riverboat," "The Dark Design," "The Magic Labyrinth," and concludes with "Gods of Riverworld." While each book can be enjoyed individually, reading them in this sequence provides the full narrative arc.
Yes, Philip José Farmer occasionally used pseudonyms, most notably Kilgore Trout, a fictional author created by Kurt Vonnegut. He also wrote some works under the name Jonathan Swift Somers III.
Philip José Farmer received the Hugo Award for Best New Author in 1953 for his novella "The Lovers." He later won another Hugo Award for his novel "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" and was honored with the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.