Élisabeth Vonarburg
Élisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer. From 1979 to 1990, she was the literary director of the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris. Her first novel, Le Silence de la Cité (The Silence in the City), appeared in 1981.
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Élisabeth Vonarburg
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- Born
- 1947. · Paris.
- Nationality
- Canada and France.
- Occupation
- translator, writer, novelist, essayist and poet.
- Fields
- science fiction, translation from English, translation into French and science fiction literature.
- Education
- University of Burgundy Europe and Laval University.
- Known for
- Chroniques du Pays des Mères, Le Silence de la Cité and Reine de Mémoire.
- Honours
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best French-Language Novel, Rosny-aîné award for the best novel and Prix Jacques-Brossard.
- Languages
- French and English.
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Élisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer. From 1979 to 1990, she was the literary director of the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris. Her first novel, Le Silence de la Cité (The Silence in the City), appeared in 1981.
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She has received several awards, including "Le Grand Prix de la SF française" in 1982 and a Philip K. Dick Award special citation in 1992 for In the Mothers' Land the English version of Chroniques du pays des mères. She is the author of Cycle de Tyranaël.
Élisabeth Vonarburg studied at University of Burgundy Europe and Laval University. The recorded working language is French and English. The field of work recorded is science fiction, translation from English and translation into French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are science fiction and children's. Works named in the authority record are Chroniques du Pays des Mères, Le Silence de la Cité and Reine de Mémoire. Distinctions recorded are Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best French-Language Novel, Rosny-aîné award for the best novel and Prix Jacques-Brossard.
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Élisabeth Vonarburg born at Paris.
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