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Roberts at Salon du livre 2008 (Paris, France)
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Born | Adam Roberts 30 June 1965 |
Pen name | A.R.R.R. Roberts A3R Roberts Don Brine |
Occupation | Academic, critic, writer |
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | British |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater |
University of Aberdeen Cambridge University |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, parody |
Notable works | Salt, Gradisil, Yellow Blue Tibia By Light Alone, Jack Glass |
Notable awards | BSFA Award for Best Novel 2012 Jack Glass Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee 2001 Salt 2007 Gradisil 2010 Yellow Blue Tibia |
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adamroberts |
Adam Charles Roberts (born 30 June 1965) is a British academic, critic and novelist. He also writes parodies under the pseudonyms of A.R.R.R. Roberts,A3R Roberts and Don Brine.
He has a degree in English from the University of Aberdeen and a PhD from Cambridge University on Robert Browning and the Classics. He teaches English literature and creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. Adam Roberts has been nominated three times for the Arthur C. Clarke Award: in 2001 for his debut novel, Salt, in 2007 for Gradisil and in 2010 for Yellow Blue Tibia. He won both the 2012 BSFA Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, for Jack Glass. It was further shortlisted for The Kitschies Red Tentacle award. His short story "Tollund" was nominated for the 2014 Sidewise Award.