Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2019) Winner
Brian Evenson
ブライアン・エヴェンソン
Buraian Evenson
Pen Names:
B. K. Evenson（Used for some popular fiction works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-08-12 （Ames, Iowa）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (former)
- Residence History
- Ames, Iowa (birthplace) → Provo, Utah (BYU period) → Valencia, California (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- California Institute of the Arts, Brown University
- Influenced By
- J. G. Ballard, Jorge Luis Borges, Franz Kafka, Cormac McCarthy
- Nominations
- Edgar Award finalist (The Open Curtain, 2007), Shirley Jackson Award nominations (Last Days, 2007; The Warren, 2017)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | — | Literary Arts | BA | — | United States |
| University of Washington | — | Literature | MA, PhD | — | United States |
Brigham Young University
Literary Arts
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
BA obtained
University of Washington
Literature
Degree:
MA, PhD
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
MA and PhD obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1998 | O. Henry Award | Two Brothers | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Shirley Jackson Award | Song for the Unraveling of the World | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | World Fantasy Award | Song for the Unraveling of the World | コレクション部門 | — | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2017
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
1998
Work:
Two Brothers
Result:
受賞
Shirley Jackson Award
2019
Work:
Song for the Unraveling of the World
Result:
受賞
World Fantasy Award
2020
Work:
Song for the Unraveling of the World
Category:
コレクション部門
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Father of Lies
1998 Literary fictionA novel exploring violence and Mormon themes
ViolenceLimits of knowledge
Last Days
2009 HorrorStory revolving around a brotherhood of mutilation
ReligionMadness
Song for the Unraveling of the World
2019 Weird fictionShort story collection with dark humor and philosophical elements
Dark humorEpistemology
Bibliography
- Altmann's Tongue (1994)
- Father of Lies (1998)
- The Open Curtain (2006)
- Last Days (2009)
- Song for the Unraveling of the World (2019)
Translations by Author
- Translations from French authors like Christian Gailly
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Literary minimalismDark humor
- Recurring Motifs
- Limits and consequences of knowledgeHorror of violence
Legacy
Known as an American writer of literary horror and weird fiction, often drawing on Mormon background. Recipient of World Fantasy Award and others.
Archives
- Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
In Popular Culture
- Also works in video games and TV scripts
Trivia
- Resigned from BYU amid controversy over violent content in Altmann's Tongue (1995)
- Former Mormon missionary in France and Switzerland
- Formally left the LDS Church in 2000