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Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author. == Biography == Born in the Bronx, New York City, New York,〔(Spider Robinson: Bio )〕 Robinson attended Catholic high school, spending his junior year in a seminary, followed by two years in a Catholic college, and five years〔''The Crazy Years'', "School Will Be Ending, Next Month" p. 107〕 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in the 1960s,〔''The Crazy Years'', "Buzzed High Zonked Stoned Wasted" p. 44.〕 earning a Bachelor of Arts in English. While at Stony Brook, Spider earned a reputation as a great entertainer at campus coffeehouses and gatherings, strumming his guitar and singing in harmony with his female partner.〔 In his 20s, he "spent several years in the woods, deliberately trying to live without technology."〔''The Crazy Years'', "Loathe Yourself, Fine—But Leave Me Out of It" p. 133.〕 In 1971, just out of college, he got a night job guarding sewers in New York City. He wrote his first published science fiction story, "The Guy with The Eyes", to get out of that job.〔 In 1975 he married Jeanne Robinson, a choreographer, dancer, and Sōtō Zen monk,〔''The Crazy Years'', "You Just Can't Kill for Jesus/Allah/Jahweh/Rama/Elvis…" p.123, "Starsong on My Desktop" p. 219.〕 who co-wrote his Stardance Trilogy. They had a daughter, Terri Luanna da Silva, who once worked for Martha Stewart.〔''The Crazy Years'', "Lay Off the Lady" p. 105.〕 Robinson has lived in Canada for nearly 40 years, primarily in the provinces of Nova Scotia and British Columbia. He formerly lived in "an upscale district of Vancouver for a decade,"〔''The Crazy Years'', "I Want a Really Interactive Newspaper" p. 78〕 and has lived on Bowen Island since approximately 1999.〔 He became a Canadian citizen in 2002, retaining his American citizenship.〔''The Crazy Years'', "Citizen Keen" p. 53–55.〕 Spider and Jeanne's only grandchild, Marisa, was born in 2009, as Jeanne was undergoing treatment for "a rare and virulent form of biliary cancer". Jeanne Robinson died May 30, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Spider Robinson's official website ) 〕 Their daughter Terri died on December 5, 2014, of breast cancer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Graceful Woman Warrior ) 〕 Robinson suffered a heart attack on August 31, 2013, but recovered. Due to the health issues faced by his family over the last few years, he has not published a novel since 2008. However, Robinson reports on his website that work on his next book ''Orphan Stars'' is progressing, albeit slowly. 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「Spider Robinson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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