Skip to content
Portrait of Avram Davidson

Avram Davidson

(1923–1993) Novelist United States

4 quotes in 12 categories

Avram Davidson was a novelist from the United States, best known for The House of Brass.

Quick Facts About Avram Davidson

Born
April 23, 1923
Died
May 8, 1993
Nationality
United States
Profession
Novelist
Notable works
The House of Brass

About Avram Davidson

Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hugo Award and three World Fantasy Awards in the science fiction and fantasy genres, a World Fantasy Life Achievement award, and an Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine short story award and an Edgar Award in the mystery genre. Davidson edited The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction from 1962 to 1964. His last novel The Boss in the Wall: A Treatise on the House Devil was completed by Grania Davis and was a Nebula Award finalist in 1998. His posthumous collection The Avram Davidson Treasury won the Locus Award for Best Collection in 1999. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction says "he is perhaps sf's most explicitly literary author".

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Edgar Awards Hugo Award for Best Short Story World Fantasy Award for Best Collection World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine Locus Award for Best Collection

Quotes by Avram Davidson