Whiting Awards
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Edition 1 (1985) Winner
Austin McGiffert Wright
オースティン・マクギファート・ライト
Ōsutin Makugifāto Raito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-09-06 （Yonkers, New York）
- Died
- 2003-04-23 （Cincinnati, Ohio） age 80
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Yonkers, New York → Hastings-on-Hudson, New York → Cincinnati, Ohio
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Literary critic, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1943-2003
- Affiliations
- University of Cincinnati English Department
- Influenced By
- William Faulkner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | English | BA | 1940s | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | English | MA, PhD | 1946-1959 | United States |
Harvard University
English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1940s
Year of Graduation:
1943
Country:
United States
Graduated 1943
University of Chicago
English
Degree:
MA, PhD
Period:
1946-1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
MA 1948, PhD 1959
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
Whiting Award
1985
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tony and Susan
1993 FictionA novel-within-a-novel metafiction. Adapted into the film Nocturnal Animals.
RevengeArtMarriage
Adaptations
- [Film] Nocturnal Animals / Tom Ford (2016)
Camden's Eyes
1969 NovelOne of his notable novels.
First Persons
1973 NovelThe Morley Mythology
1977 NovelRecalcitrance, Faulkner and the Professors
1990 Critical FictionCritical fiction on Faulkner.
Bibliography
- Camden's Eyes (1969)
- First Persons (1973)
- The Morley Mythology (1977)
- Recalcitrance, Faulkner and the Professors (1990)
- Tony and Susan (1993)
- After Gregory (1994)
- Telling Time (1995)
- Disciples (1997)
- The Formal Principle in the Novel (1982)
- The American short story in the twenties (1961)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MetafictionComplex narrative structures
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyArt and realityTime
Legacy
American novelist and critic whose late novel Tony and Susan gained fame through its film adaptation Nocturnal Animals. Longtime professor at University of Cincinnati.
In Popular Culture
- Novel Tony and Susan adapted into film Nocturnal Animals (2016) by Tom Ford.
Trivia
- Namesake of uncle Austin Tappan Wright, author of utopian novel Islandia.
- Son of geographer John Kirtland Wright.
- Paternal grandparents: classicist John Henry Wright and novelist Mary Tappan Wright.