Apart from his world-famous science fiction, Asimov also wrote highly successful detective mystery stories, a four-volume History of North America, a two-volume Guide to the Bible, a biographical dictionary, encyclopaedias, and textbooks, as well as two volumes of autobiography. He won the Hugo Award four times and the Nebula Award once. Asimov wrote hundreds of short stories and novels, including the iconic I, Robot and Foundation. Thereafter he became a regular contributor to the leading SF magazines of the day. Asimov's career as a science fiction writer began in 1939 with the short story 'Marooned Off Vesta'. After a short spell in the army, he gained a doctorate and worked in academia and chemical research. He grew up in Brooklyn and attended Columbia University. Not surprisingly, writers are big believers in and boosters of libraries, often because they made a direct impact on their own lives. Like its predecessor, The Caves of Steel, this is a whodunit story. National Library Week is a time to highlight the role that libraries play in strengthening communities and transforming lives. Biography: Isaac Asimov was born in 1920 in Russia and was brought to the USA by his parents three years later. The Naked Sun is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, the second in his Robot series.
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