Gene Wolfe
Sign in to saveAmerican science fiction and fantasy writer (1931–2019)
Key facts
- Born
- Gene Rodman Wolfe , ( 1931-05-07 ) May 7, 1931, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14) (aged 87), Peoria , Illinois , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist, short story writer
- Alma mater
- Texas A&M University University of Houston
- Period
- c. 1966 – 2019
- Genre
- Fantasy science fiction
- Notable works
- The Book of the New Sun Solar Cycle Soldier of Sidon
- Notable awards
- See subsection
- Spouse
- Rosemary Wolfe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; died 2013 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Peoria
- Occupation
- military engineer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- The Book of the New Sun
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Genre
- fantasy
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Gene Wolfe, 2005.png
- Residence
- Peoria
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- date of birth
- 1931-05-07
- medical condition
- poliomyelitis
- influenced by
- H. G. Wells
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Gene Wolfe
- name in native language
- Gene Wolfe
- date of death
- 2019-04-14
- birth name
- Gene Rodman Wolfe
- cause of death
- heart disease
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose, his fascination with memory and the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards. He was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Wolfe is best known for his Book of the New Sun series (four volumes, 1980–1983), the first part of his "Solar Cycle". In 1998, Locus magazine ranked it the third-best fantasy novel published before 1990 based on a poll of subscribers that considered it and several other series as single entries. Ursula K. Le Guin called Wolfe "our Melville".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gene Wolfe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.