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Robert Silverberg

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    (January 15, 1935- )
    Born in New York, New York
    Science fiction writer
    Won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards five times each/Elected a Grand Master Award by the Science Fiction Writer Association

Why he might be annoying:

    He once wrote porn for extra money.
    He wrote a history of the Rockefellers called 'The Fabulous Rockefellers.'
    He wrote a book about the Hayes/Tilden election.
    He used multiple pseudonyms.
    He suffered from burnout.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He went through illness, a divorce, and lost his home in a fire almost simultaneously leading to a five year retirement between 1975-1980.
    His work is highly literate and complex.
    He wrote over 25 novels, innumerable short stories, and over 50 history books.
    He is the only science fiction writer to have won major awards in six consecutive decades.
    His winning the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards exactly five times each has to be some kind of record.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 40.43% Annoying