Barrington John Bayley ( Barrington John Bayley , April 9, 1937 , Birmingham , West Midlands , UK - October 14, 2008 , Shrewsbury ) - British science fiction writer . It is considered the representative of the " new wave " in British fiction. In the work of Bailey, despite his relative obscurity, contains many interesting ideas. Underestimated at the time, Bailey influenced Brian Stableford and Bruce Sterling .
| Bailey, Barrington John | |
|---|---|
| English Barrington john bayley | |
| Date of Birth | April 9, 1937 |
| Place of Birth | Birmingham , UK |
| Date of death | October 14, 2008 (71 years old) |
| A place of death | Shrewsbury |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | science fiction writer |
| Language of Works | |
He graduated from school in Shropshire , worked in the British Ministry of Defense, then in 1955-1957 he served in the Royal Air Force. He made his debut in science fiction in 1954 . In 1969 he married and moved to Telford , Shropshire . He was the editor of the magazine " New Worlds " ( Eng. New Worlds ) and published in it. Died of cancer in a hospital in Shrewsbury .
He performed under the pseudonyms Peter F. Woods ( English Peter F. Woods ), Alan Ombry ( English Alan Aumbry ), John Diamond ( English John Diamond ), Michael Barrington ( English Michael Barrington ).
Bailey most often writes in the genre of space opera and temporal fiction. His most famous novels are The Collision Course ( English Collision Course , 1972 ), The Fall of Chronopolis ( 1974 ), The Cayan Garment ( The Garments of Caean , 1976 ).
As noted in the official obituary of the Association of American Science Fiction, Bailey is better known for his influence on the work of other writers than for the success of his own works.
According to David Langford , his "best works combine the gallant spirit of space opera with the Borgesian intellectual fireworks" [1] .
"Beating his artworks with a serious mine of the most obscene scientific ideas and craving for surreal adventures in time and space make him more European than English." [2]
Awards and nominations
- 1983 - Nominated for the Philip C. Dick Award for The Zen Gun .
Notes
- ↑ Langford D. Infinitely Improbable // Ansible . - 2008. - No. 256 .
- ↑ Barrington J. Bayley: Science-fiction writer who treated the human condition as a puzzle that must be solved (obituary of John Cluth )