Robert Anton Wilson

Robert Anton Wilson or RAW was a prolific American novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher. His writing, which often shows a sense of humor and optimism, is described by him as an "attempt to break down conditioned associations--to look at the world in a new way, with many models recognized as models (maps) and no one model elevated to the Truth." And: "My goal is to try to get peop... More

Date of birth:

  • Jan 18, 1932

Date of death:

  • Jan 11, 2007 (age 75 years)

Also known as:

  • Robert Edward Wilson,
  • RAW,
  • Wilson, Robert Anton
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Awards

Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Winners

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Nominated work
  • 1976

Locus Award for Best Novel Nominees

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