Who is Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science fiction writer and inventor, and futurist. He is famous for his short stories and novels.
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Life and works Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England. While Clarke had a few stories published in fanzines, between 1937 and 1945, his first professional sale appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1946: "Loophole" was published in April. Along with his writing Clarke briefly worked as Assistant Editor of Science Abstracts (1949) before devoting himself to writing full-time from 1951 onward. In 1999, Clark received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
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Books Arthur C. Clarke wrote more than 200 novels
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Novels Among the novels by Arthur C. Clarke, best known are "Childhood's End" (1953), "The City and the Stars" (1956), "Rendezvous with Rama" (1973), "The Fountains of Paradise" (1979).