John Crowley | |
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| Born | December 1, 1942 Presque Isle, Maine, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
| Period | 1975–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, essayist |
| Notable works | Engine Summer Little, Big Ægypt (The Solitudes, Love & Sleep, Dæmonomania, Endless Things) |
| Notable awards | World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement |
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John Crowley /ˈkraʊli/ (born December 1, 1942) is an American author of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and non-fiction. Crowley studied at Indiana University and has a second career as a documentary film writer.
Crowley is best known as the author of Little, Big (1981), a work which received World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and has been called "a neglected masterpiece" by Harold Bloom,[1] and his Ægypt series of novels which revolve around the same themes of Hermeticism, memory, families and religion. Some of his nonfiction writing has appeared bimonthly in Harper's Magazine in the form of his "Easy Chair" column, which ended in 2016.
- ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (December 3, 2008). "Susan Orlean, David Remnick, Ethan Hawke, and Others Pick Their Favorite Obscure Books". Village Voice.