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Algis Budrys
Born January 9, 1931
Königsberg, East Prussia
Died June 9, 2008 (aged 77)
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Occupation Novelist, Short-story Writer, Editor, Critic
Genres Science fiction
Notable work(s) The Falling Torch, Rogue Moon, Who?

Algis Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-born American science fiction author, editor, and critic. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Königsberg (Karaliaučius Low German: Königsbarg; Królewiec see also other names) was until 1946 the name of Kaliningrad. East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction The Falling Torch is a 1959 Science fiction novel by Algis Budrys. Rogue Moon is a short Science fiction novel by Algis Budrys, published in 1960 Who? ( 1958) by Algis Budrys is an American Science fiction Novels set during the Cold War. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word He was also known under pen name "Frank Mason", "Alger Rome", "John A. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Sentry", and "William Scarff".

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Biography

Budrys was born Algirdas Jonas Budrys in Königsberg in East Prussia. Königsberg (Karaliaučius Low German: Königsbarg; Królewiec see also other names) was until 1946 the name of Kaliningrad. East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part He was the son of the consul-general of the Lithuanian government (the pre-World War II government still recognized after the war by the United States, even though the Soviet-sponsored government was in power throughout most of Budrys's life). Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 His family was sent by the Lithuanian government to the United States in 1936 when Budrys was 5 years old.

Budrys was educated at the University of Miami, and later at Columbia University in New York. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous His first published science fiction story was "The High Purpose", which appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1952. Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American Science fiction Magazine. Beginning in 1952 Budrys worked as editor and manager for such science fiction publishers as Gnome Press and Galaxy Science Fiction. Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media Gnome Press was an American small-press Publishing company primarily known for publishing many Science fiction classics Galaxy Science Fiction was a digest-size Science fiction magazine, the creation of noted editor H Some of his science fiction in the 1950s was published under the pen name "John A. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Sentry", a reconfigured Anglification of his Lithuanian name. Among his other pseudonyms in the SF magazines of the 1950s and elsewhere, several revived as bylines for vignettes in his magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction, is "William Scarff". He also used the pen name "Alger Rome" in his collaborations with Jerome Bixby. Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby ( January 11, 1923 Los Angeles California &ndash April 28, 1998 San Bernardino California)

Budry's 1960 novella Rogue Moon was nominated for a Hugo Award, and was later anthologized in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two (1973). The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973 is an anthology edited by Ben Bova. His Cold War science fiction novel Who? was adapted for the screen in 1973. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Who? ( 1958) by Algis Budrys is an American Science fiction Novels set during the Cold War. In addition to numerous Hugo Award and Nebula Award nominations, Budrys won the Science Fiction Research Association's 2007 Pilgrim Award for lifetime contributions to speculative fiction scholarship. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction The Science Fiction Research Association ( SFRA) founded in 1970 is the oldest non-profit professional organization committed to encouraging facilitating and rewarding the The Pilgrim Award is presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for Lifetime Achievement in the field of Science fiction scholarship

Budrys was married with 4 sons and last resided in Evanston, Illinois. Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. He died of metastatic malignant melanoma on June 9, 2008. Metastasis ( Greek: displacement μετά=next + στάσις=placement, plural metastases) sometimes abbreviated mets, Melanoma is a Malignant Tumor of Melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the Bowel and the Eye (see [1]

Bibliography

Novels

Collections (Fiction, Essays, and mixed)

Short Stories

Audio Recording

Magazine

Anthologies

References

  1. ^ Jensen, Trevor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "Tapped human side of science fiction", chicagotribune. com, 2008-06-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Retrieved on 2008-06-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.  

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