Kim Stanley Robinson

1952

Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction.

1974

He moved to Southern California as a child. In 1974, he earned a B.A.

Le Guin's 1974 novel, The Dispossessed". ===Scientists as heroes=== Robinson's work often features scientists as heroes.

1975

In 1975, he earned an M.A.

1978

In 1978 Robinson moved to Davis, California, to take a break from his graduate studies at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego).

1980

Robinson has lived in Washington, D.C., California, and during some of the 1980s, in Switzerland.

1982

He also taught freshman composition and other courses at University of California, Davis. In 1982 Robinson earned a PhD in English from UC San Diego.

1984

Dick, was published in 1984 and a hardcover version was published by UMI Research Press. ==Career== In 2009, Robinson was an instructor at the Clarion Workshop.

2001

Pray in 2001, was named in his honor.

2005

The novel condemns the people of the period it calls "the Dithering", from 2005 to 2060, for failing to address climate change and thereby causing mass suffering and death in the future.

2008

The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on April 22, 2016 (). In 2008, Time magazine named Robinson a "Hero of the Environment" for his optimistic focus on the future. ==Personal life== Robinson and his wife have two sons.

2009

Dick, was published in 1984 and a hardcover version was published by UMI Research Press. ==Career== In 2009, Robinson was an instructor at the Clarion Workshop.

2010

In 2010, he was the guest of honor at the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Melbourne.

2011

In April 2011, Robinson presented at the second annual Rethinking Capitalism conference, held at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

2012

His 2012 novel 2312 explores the detrimental, long-term effects of climate change, which include food shortages, global instability, mass extinction, and sea level rise that has drowned many major coastal cities.

2016

The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on April 22, 2016 (). In 2008, Time magazine named Robinson a "Hero of the Environment" for his optimistic focus on the future. ==Personal life== Robinson and his wife have two sons.

2017

In his 2017 novel New York 2140 Robinson explores the themes of climate change and global warming, setting the novel in the year 2140 when the New York City he imagines is beset by a sea level rise that submerges half of the city.

2019

He now lives in Davis, California in a cohousing community. Robinson has described himself as an avid backpacker with the Sierra Nevada serving as his home range and a big influence on how he sees the world. Politically, Robinson identifies as a democratic socialist, and in a February 2019 interview mentioned he is a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America.




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