Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1946) Honor
Christine Goutiere Weston
クリスティーン・ウェストン
Christine Weston
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1903-08-31 （Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, British India）
- Died
- 1989-05-04 （Bangor, Maine, U.S.） age 85
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Unnao (birthplace) → Castine, Maine (residence at time of divorce) → Bangor, Maine (later life) → United States (after emigration)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, children's author, non-fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1940-1980
- Influenced By
- Henry James, Indian culture and landscapes
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1946 | Newbery Honor | Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear | 児童書 | American Library Association | 受賞（ニューべリー名誉賞） |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1940
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Newbery Honor
1946
Work:
Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear
Category:
児童書
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞（ニューべリー名誉賞）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Indigo
1943 Psychological novelA psychological novel set in India, generally regarded as Weston's best work. It explores colonial society and the inner lives of its characters.
Indiacolonialismidentitypsychology
Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear
1945 Children's literatureA children's story centered on Bhimsa the bear. It received a Newbery Honor in 1946.
animalsfriendshipcross-cultural
The Dark Wood
1946 NovelPublished in 1946 and received favorable reviews. Film rights were purchased by Twentieth-Century Fox but the movie was never produced.
psychologyhuman relationshipssocietal transitions
Adaptations
- [Film (planned)] The Dark Wood / Otto Preminger
The Devil's Foot
1942 NovelA 1942 novel that Dawn Powell described as handling an American story with the dexterity and subtlety of Henry James.
American societypsychology
The Hoopoe
1970 NovelPublished in 1970; one of her later works illustrating the breadth of Weston's interests.
culturejourney
Bibliography
- Be Thou the Bride (1940)
- The Devil's Foot (1942)
- Indigo (1943)
- The Dark Wood (1946)
- Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear (1945)
- There and Then: Stories of India (1947)
- The World Is a Bridge (1950)
- The Wise Children (1957)
- The Hoopoe (1970)
- Ceylon: A World Background Book (1960)
- Afghanistan: A World Background Book (1962)
Adaptations
- Planned film adaptation of The Dark Wood (Twentieth-Century Fox, Otto Preminger attached) — project not produced
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical, descriptive prose with emphasis on psychological characterizationAttention to detail and atmospheric description
- Recurring Motifs
- Indian landscapes and culturetensions of colonialismsearch for identityanimals (e.g., Bhimsa)
Legacy
An India-born American writer who established a reputation as a psychological novelist with Indigo. She worked across genres, receiving a Newbery Honor for the children's book Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear.
Archives
- Library of Congress authorities entry and catalog records
Quotes
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On The Devil's Foot: "an American story with the dexterity and subtlety of Henry James."
Source: Comment by Dawn Powell (review, circa 1942) (1942)
Trivia
- Born in Unnao, British India in 1903.
- Received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1940.
- Received a Newbery Honor in 1946 for Bhimsa, the Dancing Bear.
- Divorced Robert Weston in 1951 and later remarried.
- Lived in Castine and later Bangor, Maine.
- Produced roughly 10 novels and more than 30 short stories over her career.