Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo (born 29 June 1934 in Valencia, Spain – d. 19 May 2019)[1] was a Spanish writer and important author in Spanish science fiction.[2]
Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo | |
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 The author in 2015 | |
| Born | 29 June 1934 Valencia (Spain) |
| Died | 19 May 2019 (aged 84) Elche (Spain) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, notary and writer |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Period | 1971–2015 |
| Genre | Fantasy, Science fiction |
Life
editBorn in Valencia, Spain, Bermúdez Castillo lived from the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and until 1980 in Zaragoza, living later in Cartagena, working as lawyer and notary.
Bermúdez Castillo began writing short stories and tales published in Spanish fanzines in 1969.[3] His first science fiction book, El Mundo Hokun,[4] published in 1971, was an anthology with five tales, one of which won the European SF Award in 1972.[3]
He published nine novels, three collections and more than twenty short stories and novellas, some considered classics of Spanish science fiction,[3] and was awarded in 1991 with the Spanish science fiction literary Alberto Magno Prize,[5] and two times, in 1994 and 2002, with the Ignotus Award.[6] He also received a Jury Mention in the 1991 UPC Science Fiction Awards.[7] His short story 1944 was translated and published in French in 1981, while an edition of the tale Cuestión de oportunidades was published in English (as Opportunities Galore) in 1978.[8] In 2014, his novel El Señor de la Rueda (1978) was adapted and published as tabletop role-playing game by Editorial Epicismo.[9]
Works
edit- El Mundo Hokun (1971)
- Viaje a un planeta Wu-Wei (1976)
- La piel del infinito (1978)
- El Señor de la Rueda (1978)
- El seguro refugio de las colinas (1985)
- Golconda (1987, anthology)
- El hombre estrella (1988)
- Duerme querido monstruo (1991)
- Un mundo dura mil años (1991)
- Salud mortal (1993)
- Instantes estelares (1994)
- Demonios en el cielo (2001)
- El país del pasado (2003)
- Mano de galaxia (2 Bde., 2008)
- Golconda
- Haladriel
- Espíritus de Marte (2012)
- Los herederos de Julio Verne (2013)
- La casa de la vaguada (2015)
References
edit- ^ Alejandro Castroguer (2019-07-20). "In Memoriam Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo (1934-2019) - malagaldia.es" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo - Tercera Fundacion" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- ^ Rodolfo Martínez (22 April 2022). "Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo: el primer posmoderno - Centro Virtual Cervantes" (in Spanish).
- ^ Certamen Literario Alberto Magno, organized by the University of the Basque Country.
- ^ Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo - Lecturalia.com
- ^ Premi UPC de Ciència-Ficció Miquel Barceló, organized by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
- ^ Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ El Señor de la Rueda (Novela y juego de rol) - Editorial Epicismo - Verkami
Bibliography
edit- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn: Reclams Science-fiction-Führer. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6, S. 90.
External links
edit- Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Interview with Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo in Ánima Barda Magazine, 23 July 2014. YouTube.
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