PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2018) Winner
Andrew Sean Greer
アンドリュー・ショーン・グリアー
Andoryū Shōn Gurīā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-11-21 （Washington, D.C.）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rockville, Maryland → Italy (part-time)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Freie Universität Berlin, Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Influenced By
- Robert Coover, Edmund White
- Nominations
- Young Lions Fiction Award finalist (2005, The Confessions of Max Tivoli)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | Literature | BA | — | United States |
Brown University
Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Studied with Robert Coover and Edmund White
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | Less | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| — | O. Henry Award | Darkness | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | California Book Award | The Confessions of Max Tivoli | — | Commonwealth Club of California | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2018
Work:
Less
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
Work:
Darkness
Result:
受賞
California Book Award
2005
Work:
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
Organization:
Commonwealth Club of California
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Less
2017 Literary FictionA middle-aged writer Arthur embarks on a world trip after his lover leaves him. It depicts humor and self-discovery.
LoveAgingSelf-discovery
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
2004 Literary FictionThe life of a man who ages backwards.
TimeLoveIdentity
Bibliography
- The Path of Minor Planets (2001)
- How It Was for Me (2000)
- The Confessions of Max Tivoli (2004)
- The Story of a Marriage (2008)
- The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells (2013)
- Less (2017)
- Less Is Lost (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalHumorousPolished prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Complexity of loveReversal of timeSelf-deception
Legacy
Known as Pulitzer Prize winner, acclaimed for humorous and lyrical novels.
Trivia
- He is an identical twin.
- Parents are scientists.