Lafferty, R A

Lafferty, R A
▪ 2003

      American writer (b. Nov. 7, 1914, Neola, Iowa—d. March 18, 2002, Broken Arrow, Okla.), was a prolific award-winning author of science-fiction and historical novels; he also published more than 200 short stories. Lafferty did not begin his writing career until 1960, when he published his short story “Day of the Glacier” in Science Fiction Stories. Other works included Past Master (1968), his first novel and one of his most popular science-fiction books, and the historical novel Okla Hannali (1972). The World Science Fiction Society gave Lafferty its Hugo Award in 1973 for his short story “Eurema's Dam.” He also won the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's 1990 Nebula Award for lifetime achievement.

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