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Janusz Andrzej Zajdel (15 August 1938 – 19 July 1985) was a prominent Polish science-fiction author, second in popularity in Poland to Stanisław Lem.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Janusz Andrzej Zajdel )〕 His major genres were social-science fiction and dystopia. His main recurring theme involved the gloomy prospects for a space environment into which mankind carried totalitarian ideas and habits: Red Space Republics, or Space Labor Camps, or both. His heroes desperately try to find meaning in the world around them. His novels are recognized as classics of science fiction in Poland. His most famous works are five social-science fiction novels: ''Cylinder van Troffa'' (Van Troff's Cylinder, 1980); ''Limes inferior'' (The Lower Limit, 1982); ''Cała prawda o planecie Ksi'' (The Whole Truth about Planet Xi, 1983); ''Wyjście z cienia'' (''Coming out of the Shadow'', 1983); and ''Paradyzja'' (Paradise: World in Orbit, 1984).〔 The Polish science fiction fandom award was named after him: the Janusz A. Zajdel Award. He was a trustee of World SF.〔 ==Life== Janusz Zajdel was born 15 August 1938 in Warsaw, Poland.〔 He studied physics at the University of Warsaw. After graduating, he worked many years as a radiological engineer and an expert on nuclear physics at the Central Laboratory of Radiological Protection in Poland.〔 He published a number of academic works, handbooks of safety regulations, and educational texts.〔〔 In his spare time, he popularized science by writing science fiction.〔 With his brother, he started a column in a Polish magazine for young people interested in science and engineering, ' (''Young Technician''), in which they proposed various futuristic gadgets.〔 In 1961 ''Młody Technik'' published Zajdel's science-fiction debut, the short story "''Tau Ceti''" ((ポーランド語:Tau Wieloryba)).〔 Other stories by him soon appeared in several other Polish magazines.〔 His science-fiction book-writing career began in 1965 with the publication of a short-story anthology, ''Jad mantezji'' (''The Venom of Mantesia''), which included stories from ''Młody Technik'' and some others that had already appeared a year earlier in another anthology.〔〔 By 1982 he had published four more collections: ''Przejście przez lustro'' (Through the Mirror, 1975); ''Iluzyt'' (1976); ''Feniks'' (The Phoenix, 1981); and ''Ogon diabła'' (The Devil's Tail, 1982).〔 His first novel, ''Lalande 21185'', appeared in 1966, a year after his first short-story anthology, and was geared toward young adults.〔 His first serious science-fiction novel was a "first contact"-type SF mystery, ' (Right of Return, 1975); but it was his novels of the late 1970s and early 1980s — ''Cylinder van Troffa'' (Van Troff's Cylinder, 1980); ''Limes inferior'' (The Lower Limit, 1982); ''Cała prawda o planecie Ksi'' (The Whole Truth about Planet Xi, 1983); ' (Out of the Shadows, 1983); and ''Paradyzja'' (Paradise: World in Orbit, 1984) — that earned him a reputation as one of the most important Polish science-fiction writers.〔〔 He was an active member of Polish and international science fiction fandom, and a Trustee of World SF.〔〔 In the 1980s he was an active supporter of the Polish Solidarity movement.〔 On 19 July 1985 he died of lung cancer, after three years' struggle against the disease.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janusz Zajdel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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