小説『ハイペリオン』などで知られるSF作家のダン・シモンズ氏が、2026年2月21日に77歳で死去した。同氏は以前、コロラド州で30年近く教職に就いていた。
シモンズ氏は執筆活動に専念するため引退するまで、コロラド州ロングモントに居住していた。彼の著作は、HBOによるドラマ『ザ・テラー』の映像化を経て、新たな読者を獲得した。最近の証言によれば、教員時代の彼は寛大な人柄で、文学や図書館、公教育に対して熱心に取り組んでいたという。
SF作家ダン・シモンズ氏が77歳で死去
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