【人物】2017上海国际文学周嘉宾：保罗·J·麦考利

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保罗·J·麦考利

（Paul J. McAuley;1955-）

英国植物学家、科幻小说家。多年形成的职业素养，他选择“硬科幻”写作，着眼于自然科学和技术的发展，尊重并推崇科学精神，在手法上以追求科学（可能的）细节或准确为特性，围绕生物技术、虚构历史及太空旅行展开。其处女作《四千亿颗星》（Four Hundred Billion Stars）聚焦不可知未来中的茫茫宇宙，获得1988年菲利普•K•迪克奖（Philip K. Dick Award）。从生物技术和纳米科技入手，描述近未来幻境的小说《奇境》（Fairyland）为他赢得1996年亚瑟•C•克拉克奖（Arthur C. Clarke Award）和1997年约翰•W•坎贝尔纪念奖“最佳科幻小说”（John W. Campbell Memorial Award）。获奖作品还包括《斯坦博士的诱惑》（The Temptation of Dr. Stein；英国奇幻文学奖British Fantasy Award）、《帕斯夸里的天使》（Pasquale's Angel；“侧面奖•虚构历史-长篇小说”Sidewise Award for Alternate History (Long Form)）。2001年之后，他陆续创作了数篇科技惊险小说，包括《生命的秘密》（The Secret of Life）、《广阔世界》（Whole Wide World）、《白色恶魔》（White Devils）等。

Paul J. McAuleyis a British botanist and science fiction author.A biologist by training, McAuley writes mostly hard science fiction, dealing with themes such as biotechnology, alternative history/alternative reality, and space travel. He began with far-future space operaFour Hundred Billion Stars, its sequel Eternal Light, and the planetary-colony adventure Of the Fall. He has also used biotechnology and nanotechnology themes in near-future settings: Fairyland describes a dystopian, war-torn Europe where genetically engineered "dolls" are used as disposable slaves. Since 2001 he has produced several SF-based techno-thrillers such as The Secret of Life, Whole Wide World, and White Devils. Four Hundred Billion Stars, his first novel, won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1988. Fairyland won the 1996 Arthur C. Clarke Awardand the 1997 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best SF Novel. "The Temptation of Dr. Stein", won the British Fantasy Award. Pasquale's Angel won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History (Long Form).