Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016)
Auteur van De heren van Gras
Over de Auteur
Sheri S. Tepper was born Shirley Stewart Douglas on July 16, 1929 near Littleton, Colorado. She held numerous jobs before becoming a full-time author including working at Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood from 1962 to 1986, eventually becoming the executive director. In the early 1960s, she wrote toon meer poems and children's stories under the name Sheri S. Eberhart. In the 1980s, she became a feminist and science fiction/fantasy writer. Her books include The Revenants, After Long Silence, The Gate to Women's Country, Grass, Shadow's End, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, The Family Tree, Six Moon Dance, Singer from the Sea, The Fresco, The Visitor, The Companions, and The Margarets. She received the Locus Award for Beauty and a World Fantasy life achievement award in 2015. She also wrote horror under the name E. E. Horlak and mysteries under the names A. J. Orde and B. J. Oliphant. She died on October 22, 2016 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Tepper, Sheri Stewart
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Oliphant, B. J.
Horlak, E. E.
Orde, A. J.
Eberhart, Sheri S.
Stewart, Sheri J. (birth)
Tepper, S. - Geboortedatum
- 1929-07-16
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2016-10-22
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Littleton, Colorado, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA - Beroepen
- executive director (Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood)
novelist - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- John W. Campbell Award Nomination (1984)
Best Fantasy Novel - Locus Magazine (1991)
Hugo Award Nomination (1990)
NYT Notable Book citation (1990)
Edgar Award Nomination (1991)
World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2015) - Agent
- Howard Morhaim
- Korte biografie
- Sheri S. Tepper, née Shirley Stewart Douglas, also wrote under several pseudonyms, including A. J. Orde, E. E. Horlak, and B. J. Oliphant. Her early work was published under the name Sheri S. Eberhart. She was born near Littleton, in rural Colorado, and loved reading science fiction books as a child. For most of her career (1962-1986), she worked for and guided the growth of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, where she eventually was named Executive Director. She was married to Eugene X. Tepper and had two children. After her retirement, she and her husband moved to a ranch near Castle Rock, Colorado, and later to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she launched her second career as a writer. Over the next three decades, she became a prolific author of acclaimed science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery novels; she was particularly known as a feminist science fiction writer, often with an eco-feminist slant.
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Somehow I missed this when it came out in 2000. I loved that it looked at so many problems that are unfortunately still huge issues. I can't help but think Tepper was so underappreciated because of her feminism and care about the environment. Looking her up, I was shocked to see had won no Hugo or Nebula awards but she was writing when even more of a majority of folks voting for the awards were male.
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The world building is first class, and the backdrop is part of the plot without being the whole book. The world of Grass itself is real, believable, wonderful and awful.
There's a political and religious theme that also seems plausible, but it's laid on very heavy handed. it's a clear theme the characters revolve around throughout the book.
The central character is complex, believable and demands your attention throughout. A few of the others grow and change and really make you want them to succeed.
There are quite a few characters though. Some just don't change. Some are just a plot point. Some don't seem to have a point at all. Without spoiling anything, it's not a "they all lived happily every after" story.
A close re-reading and more familiarity with Catholicism would probably help me pick up some facets I'm sure I missed, and maybe tip the rating up a bit, but even without that it's very much worth reading, and will make you question your own choices if you ended up in similar situations.… (meer)