Biography
Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author.
He is best known for his novel The Forever War (1974), which was inspired by his experiences as a combat soldier in the Vietnam War. That novel and other works, including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. He received the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements. In 2012, he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.From 1983 to 2014, he was a professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1943-06-09 (81 years old)
ReligionJudaism
SiblingsJack C. Haldeman II
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesOklahoma · Oklahoma City · Gainesville, United States of America
AwardsNebula Award for Best Novella, Hugo Award for Best Short Story, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, Ditmar Award, Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Novel, Rhysling Award, Otherwise Award, Inkpot Award, World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel, Phoenix Award, Robert A. Heinlein Award, Locus Award for Best Short Story, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award for Best Novella
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