Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1950) Winner
Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr.
アルフレッド・バートラム・ガスリー・ジュニア
Arufureddo Bātoramu Gusyurī Junia
Aliases:
A. B. Guthrie Jr. / Bud Guthrie
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1901-01-13 （Bedford, Indiana）
- Died
- 1991-04-26 （Choteau, Montana） age 90
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bedford, Indiana → Choteau, Montana → Lexington, Kentucky → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, historian, journalist
- Active Years
- 1923-1991
- Affiliations
- Lexington Leader, Phi Sigma Kappa
- Nominations
- Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (Shane)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | — | Journalism | — | 1919 (1年間) | United States |
| University of Montana | — | School of Journalism | BA | 1919-1923 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Nieman Fellowship | — | 1944 | United States |
University of Washington
Journalism
Period:
1919 (1年間)
Country:
United States
Attended for one year then transferred
University of Montana
School of Journalism
Degree:
BA
Period:
1919-1923
Year of Graduation:
1923
Country:
United States
Graduated with honors, member of Phi Sigma Kappa
Harvard University
Nieman Fellowship
Period:
1944
Country:
United States
Nieman Fellowship for writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Way West | Fiction | Columbia University | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1950
Work:
The Way West
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Big Sky
1947 Western novelA western novel depicting frontier life in the 19th century.
Frontier spiritNatureAdventure
The Way West
1949 Western novelStory of pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Pulitzer Prize winner.
PioneeringAmerican WestMigration
Adaptations
- [Film] The Way West / Andrew V. McLaglen (1967)
These Thousand Hills
1956 Western novelHuman drama in a western town.
MoralityViolenceGrowth
Arfive
1971 Western novelWestern story.
Western expansion
The Last Valley
1975 Western novelStory of the last valley in the West.
End of an eraEnvironmental destruction
Fair Land, Fair Land
1982 Western novelStory surrounding beautiful lands.
LandHistory
Bibliography
- Murders at Moon Dance (1943)
- The Big Sky (1947)
- The Way West (1949)
- These Thousand Hills (1956)
- The Big It and Other Stories (1960)
- The Blue Hen's Chick (1965)
- Arfive (1971)
- The Last Valley (1975)
- Fair Land, Fair Land (1982)
- Murder in the Cotswolds (1989)
- A Field Guide to Writing Fiction (1991)
Adaptations
- Shane (1953 film screenplay)
- The Kentuckian (1955 film screenplay)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic proseJournalistic styleHistorical detail
- Recurring Motifs
- American WestFrontierMan and nature
Legacy
Renowned master of Western literature, Pulitzer winner, known for realistic depictions of Western history and nature.
Archives
- Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Trivia
- Nickname 'Bud'
- Called Choteau, Montana his 'point of outlook on the universe'