PEN/Malamud Award (PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award)
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Andre Jules Dubus II
アンドレ・ジュール・デュブス にせい
Andore Jūru Dyubusu Nisei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-08-11 （Lake Charles, Louisiana）
- Died
- 1999-02-24 （Haverhill, Massachusetts） age 62
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Lafayette, Louisiana → Iowa City, Iowa → Haverhill, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Short story writer, Novelist, Essayist, Teacher, Marine Corps officer
- Active Years
- 1967-1998
- Affiliations
- Bradford College
- Influenced By
- Ernest Hemingway, Anton Chekhov, John Cheever
- Influenced
- Andre Dubus III
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize finalist (Broken Vessels, 1992), National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (Dancing After Hours, 1996)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University | — | Journalism and English | — | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Iowa Writers' Workshop | MFA | — | United States |
McNeese State University
Journalism and English
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United States
University of Iowa
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Studied under Richard Yates
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award | Separate Flights | — | PEN New England | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Jean Stein Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1988 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1991 | PEN/Malamud Award | — | 短編小説 | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Rea Award for the Short Story | — | — | — | 受賞 |
L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award
1975
Work:
Separate Flights
Organization:
PEN New England
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1976
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1986
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
Jean Stein Award
1988
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
1988
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN/Malamud Award
1991
Category:
短編小説
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Rea Award for the Short Story
1996
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dancing After Hours
1996 Literary fictionCollection of short stories exploring human conditions.
HumanismForgivenessCatholicism
The Lieutenant
1967 NovelNovel about military life.
MilitaryDuty
We Don’t Live Here Anymore
1984 NovellaStory of marriage and adultery.
MarriageDivorce
Adaptations
- [Film] We Don't Live Here Anymore / Mark Pellington (2004)
Bibliography
- Separate Flights (1975)
- Adultery and Other Choices (1977)
- Finding a Girl in America (1980)
- The Times Are Never So Bad (1983)
- The Last Worthless Evening (1986)
- Selected Stories (1988)
- In the Bedroom: Seven Stories (2002)
Adaptations
- In the Bedroom (2001 film, dir. Todd Field)
- We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004 film)
Translations of Works
- Italian translations by Nicola Manuppelli
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismHumanismAttention to detail
- Recurring Motifs
- Catholic sexual politicsMilitary lifeViolence, revenge, forgivenessFathers, marriage, divorce
Health
-
Crushed legs, right leg amputation above knee1986-1999Wheelchair-bound, clinical depression, impacted writing
Legacy
Renowned for short stories depicting complex human conditions. Son Andre Dubus III is also a writer.
Archives
- McNeese State University
- Xavier University
- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
In Popular Culture
- Several writing awards named after him
Trivia
- First cousin of James Lee Burke
- Son Andre Dubus III wrote memoir 'Townie' about their relationship