Michael John Harrison (born 26 July 1945), known for publication purposes primarily as M. John Harrison, is an English author and literary critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories (1971–1984), Climbers (1989), and the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy, which consists of Light (2002), Nova Swing (2006) and Empty Space (2012). He is widely considered one of the major stylists of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a "genre contrarian". Robert Macfarlane has said: "Harrison is best known as one of the restless fathers of modern SF, but to my mind he is among the most brilliant novelists writing today, with regard to whom the question of genre is an irrelevance." The Times Literary Supplement described him as "a singular stylist" and the Literary Review called him "a witty and truly imaginative writer". Life and career Early years Harrison was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, in 1945 to an engineering family. His father died when he was a teenager and he found himself "bored
Michael John Harrison (nacido el 26 de julio de 1945), conocido por sus propósitos de publicación principalmente como M. John Harrison, es un autor y crítico literario inglés. Su trabajo incluye la secuencia Viriconium de novelas y cuentos cortos (1971-1984), Climbers (1989), y la trilogía Kefahuchi Tract, que consiste en Light (2002), Nova Swing (2006) y Empty Space (2012). Es ampliamente considerado uno de los principales estilistas de la fantasía moderna y la ciencia ficción, y un "género contrario". Robert Macfarlane ha dicho: "Harrison es mejor conocido como uno de los padres inquietos de la SF moderna, pero en mi opinión él está entre los novelistas más brillantes escribiendo hoy, con respecto a quien la cuestión del género es irrelevante." The Times Literary Supplement lo describió como "un estilista singular" y la revista Literary Review lo llamó "un auténtico y verdaderamente imaginativo escritor de la vida".