Thomas M. Disch

Thomas M. Disch (February 2, 1940 – ) is an American science fiction author. He has been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards several times.

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February 2 - 1940 - American - Science fiction author - Hugo - Nebula Award

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He was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He began appearing in the science fiction magazines in the 1960s, and his first novel, The Genocides, appeared in 1965. He soon became known as part of the New Wave, writing for New Worlds and other avant-garde publications. His critically acclaimed novels of that time included Camp Concentration and 334. In the 1980s he moved from science fiction to horror, with a series of books set in Minneapolis: The Businessman, The M.D., The Priest, and The Sub.

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Des Moines - Iowa - 1960s - The Genocides - 1965 - New Wave - New Worlds - Avant-garde - Camp Concentration - 334 - 1980s - The Businessman - The M.D. - The Priest - The Sub

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In 1999 he won the Nonfiction Hugo for The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of, a sardonic look at the field. Among his other nonfiction work, he has written theatre and opera criticism for The New York Times, The Nation, and other periodicals. He has also published several volumes of poetry.

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1999 - The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of - Theatre - Opera - The New York Times - The Nation

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