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R A Lafferty


(Raphael Aloysius Lafferty)
USA flag (1914 - 2002)

Raphael Aloysius Lafferty was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit. He also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, In a Green Tree; a history book, The Fall of Rome; and a number of novels that could be more or less loosely called historical fiction.
 

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Devil Is Dead
   1. Archipelago (1979)
   2. The Devil Is Dead (1971)
   More Than Melchisedech (1984)
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Coscuin
   1. The Flame Is Green (1985)
   2. Half a Sky (1984)
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Novels
   Past Master (1968)
   The Reefs of Earth (1968)
   Space Chantey (1968)
   Fourth Mansions (1969)
   The Fall of Rome (1971)
   Arrive at Easterwine (1971)
   Not to Mention Camels (1972)
   Aurelia (1983)
   Annals of Klepsis (1983)
   Serpent's Egg (1987)
   Sindbad (1989)
   Okla Hannali (1991)
   Tales of Midnight (1992)
   Iron Tears (1992)
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Collections
   The Man Who Made Models (1970)
   Nine Hundred Grandmothers (1970)
   Strange Doings (1972)
   Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add? (1974)
   In the Wake of Man (1975) (with Walter Moudy and Gene Wolfe)
   Apocalypses (1977)
   Golden Gate (1982)
   Ringing Changes (1984)
   East of Laughter (1988)
   Dotty (1990)
   Lafferty In Orbit (1991)
   More Fantastic Stories (2013) (with others)
   The Man Underneath (2016)
   The Man with the Speckled Eyes (2017)
   The Best of R. A. Lafferty (2019)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Adam Had Three Brothers (1960)
   The Six Fingers of Time (1960)
   Through Other Eyes (1960)
   The Ugly Sea (1960)
   All the People (1961)
   Aloys (1961)
   In the Garden (1961)
   Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas (1962)
   Funnyfingers and Cabrito (1976)
   Dream World (2016)
   McGonigal's Worm (2016)
   The Polite People of Pudibundia (2016)
   The Weirdest World (2018)
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Books containing stories by R A Lafferty
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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The Big Book of Modern Fantasy (2020)
edited by
Ann Vandermeer and Jeffrey S VanderMeer

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Awards
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1966) : In Our Block
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1966) : Slow Tuesday Night
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1969) : Past Master
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1969) : Past Master
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1971) : Continued on Next Rock
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1971) : Continued on Next Rock
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1971) : Entire and Perfect Chrysolite
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1971) : Fourth Mansions
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1972) : Sky
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1972) : The Devil Is Dead
Hugo Best Short Story winner (1973) : Eurema's Dam
Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (1982) : Aurelia
World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner (1990)
Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (1992) : Iron Tears
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1992) : Lafferty In Orbit


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