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C. J. Cherryh

C・J・チェリイ　/　C・J・ちぇりい

American translator

September 1, 1942 (age 83)　・　St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Missouri
translator
novelist
science fiction writer

My Take

Cherryh belongs in any serious conversation about science fiction's greats, and what floors me is sheer productivity married to quality, more than eighty books with multiple Hugo wins and the field's Grand Master honor. The Alliance-Union universe she built across Cyteen and the Foreigner series is staggering world-building, sustained by one mind over decades. Her background as a translator surely sharpened that obsession with language and the alien. I also note the era she emerged in, publishing under initials when women in the genre faced real headwinds. Her patient, dense, deeply immersive craft is exactly the kind of writing I find myself returning to.

Overview

Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance–Union universe, and her Foreigner series.

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1. Profile

Name (English): C. J. Cherryh
Name (Japanese): C・J・チェリイ
Reading: C・J・ちぇりい
Born: September 1, 1942 (age 83)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Horse
Origin: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: translator / novelist / science fiction writer / writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Lawton High School
University: Johns Hopkins University

Awards & achievements

2016 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
1977 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
1982 Hugo Award for Best Novel
1989 Hugo Award for Best Novel
1979 Hugo Award for Best Short Story
1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Alliance-Union universe	—
Notable work	Cyteen	—
Notable work	Foreigner series	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://cherryh.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A4

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