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- Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical.
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Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) [1] was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical.
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A veteran science fiction writer, Bob began his career in New York City during what is often referred to as the classic period of science fiction writing. His work was published in "Galaxy" and for other pulp magazines that paid up to four cents per word for each story.
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ROBERT SHECKLEY TALES BY THE GRAND MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION. A deft and comic writer, Robert Sheckley has long been recognized as one of America's preeminent science fiction authors.
Jul 16, 2021 · Robert Sheckley Was the Master of Dark, Funny Sci-Fi. The Dimension of Miracles author paved the way for Philip K. Dick and Harlan Ellison. The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast...
Dec 9, 2005 · One of science fiction's great humorists, Sheckley was a prolific short story writer beginning in 1952 with titles including "Specialist", "Pilgrimage to Earth", "Warm", "The Prize of Peril", and "Seventh Victim", collected in volumes from Untouched by Human Hands (1954) to Is That What People Do? (1984) and a five-volume set of Collected ...
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www.nytimes.com · 2005/12/10 · booksRobert Sheckley, 77, Writer of Satirical Science Fiction, Is ...
Dec 10, 2005 · Robert Sheckley, a writer of science fiction whose disarmingly playful stories pack a nihilistic subtext, died yesterday in Poughkeepsie. He was 77 and lived in Red Hook, N.Y.
Robert Sheckley was born on July 16, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The 10th Victim (1965), The Prize of Peril (1983) and Freejack (1992). He was married to Gail Dana, Abby Schulman, Ziva Miri Kwitney, Barbara Scadron and Jay Rothbell.
