Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley
Sheckley during the mid-1990s
Sheckley in the mid-1990s
Born(1928-07-16)July 16, 1928
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 2005(2005-12-09) (aged 77)
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1952–2005
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, mystery
Notable worksImmortality, Inc., Seventh Victim
Website
sheckley.com
Sheckley's first story, "Final Examination", was published in the May 1952 issue of Imagination

Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005)[1] was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical.

Nominated for Hugo and Nebula Awards, Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.