George Turner (writer)

George Reginald Turner ( born October 8, 1916 in Melbourne, † June 8, 1997 in Ballarat ), an Australian writer and critic, was known by science fiction novels that he - for a science fiction writer - until relatively late wrote in his life.

Turner completed his schooling in Victoria. During World War II he served with the Australian Imperial Force. After that, he held various bread professions to write on the side. His first science fiction story appeared in 1978, when he was already over 60 years old. At this time he was already a successful critic and novelist, as he had been given eg 1962 Miles Franklin Award for The Cupboard Under the Stairs. In the 1960s, he had entered appearance as a critic of science fiction literature for the Australian Science Fiction Review, The Melbourne Age and Foundation.

Turner's science fiction narratives are distinguished by their detailed extrapolation and their serious approach to the moral and social issues. In novels such as The Sea and Summer and Genetic Soldier, he describes a grim vision of the future as a consequence of global warming. The former novel won a 1988 Arthur C. Clarke Award. Many of his works have a very Australian and sometimes contain references to Aboriginal people, the Aborigines.

Works

Novels and collections

  • Young Man of Talent, 1959 ( U.S. title: Scobie )
  • A Stranger and Afraid, 1961
  • The Cupboard Under the Stairs, 1962
  • A Waste of Shame, 1965
  • Transit of Cassidy, 1978
  • Beloved Son 1978 ( Ditmar Award)
  • Vaneglory. 1981
  • Yesterday 's Men 1983 ( Ditmar Award)
  • In The Heart Or In The Head: An Essay in Time Travel, 1984 ( autobiography)
  • Off- Cuts, 1986 ( memoir )
  • Drowning Towers. 1987 ( also The Sea and Summer ), dt summer in the greenhouse. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-518-38322-1
  • A Pursuit of Miracles. ( Collection of short stories ) 1990
  • Brainchild. 1991 German The Human Project. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-518-39287-5
  • The Destiny Makers. 1993 ( Ditmar Award)
  • Genetic Soldier. 1994
  • Down There in Darkness. 1999

As editor

  • The View from the Edge. 1977
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