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English, French
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Jane Fancher (2014)
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Johns Hopkins University, Lawton High School, University of Oklahoma
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马 Horse
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C. J. Cherryh: United States science fiction and fantasy author.
Born in St. Louis (age 83).
5 awards including Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
Studied at Johns Hopkins University.
AWARDS (5)
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Astounding Award for Best New Writer
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Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
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Hugo Award for Best Novel
WON
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Hugo Award for Best Short Story
WON
Biography
Carolyn Janice Cherry, 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. She is known for worldbuilding, depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history, language, psychology, and archeology.
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Where was C. J. Cherryh born?
C. J. Cherryh was born in St. Louis.
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