Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1985) Winner
Daniel Curley
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Daniel Curley
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-10-04 （East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.）
- Died
- 1988-12-30 （Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.） age 70
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (birth) → Urbana, Illinois (residence/work) → Tallahassee, Florida (place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1950-1988
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (faculty), Editor of the university literary magazine Accent
- Influenced
- Roger Ebert, Larry Woiwode
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 在学（転校） | United States |
| University of Alabama | — | — | — | — | United States |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Period:
在学（転校）
Country:
United States
Matriculated at MIT, later transferred
University of Alabama
Country:
United States
Graduated from the University of Alabama
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | Living with Snakes | — | University of Georgia Press | 受賞 |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1985
Work:
Living with Snakes
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How Many Angels?
1958 NovelA novel exploring midlife and interpersonal relationships.
human relationshipsexistential questions
A Stone Man, Yes
1964 NovelA novel with episodic elements centered on character depiction.
identitymorality
Mummy
1987 NovelA later novel dealing with family and reckonings with the past.
familythe past
That Marriage Bed of Procrustes (aka The Marriage Bed)
1957 Short fictionA short work (or collection) addressing marriage and marital relationships.
marriagerelationships
In the Hands of Our Enemies
1971 Short fiction collectionA 1970s short story collection exploring moral dilemmas and interpersonal dynamics.
ethicsconflict
Love in the Winter
1976 Short fiction collectionA collection of stories using winter as a motif to examine relationships and loneliness.
lonelinessseasonal emotion
Living with Snakes
1985 Short fiction collectionAward-winning collection (Flannery O'Connor Award) portraying human frailties and contradictions.
frailtymorality
The Curandero
1991 Short fiction collectionA posthumous collection of stories published after his death.
folklorehealing
Bibliography
- That Marriage Bed of Procrustes
- How Many Angels?
- A Stone Man, Yes
- In the Hands of Our Enemies
- Love in the Winter
- Living with Snakes
- Mummy
- The Curandero
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist depictioncharacter-driven, detailed narration
- Recurring Motifs
- family and marriagemoral dilemmasthe past and memory
Legacy
Daniel Curley is regarded as a short story writer and novelist who influenced many students and critics as a university professor. He was recognized for his short fiction (including the Flannery O'Connor Award) and noted for his achievements as an educator.
Archives
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign archives (related materials)
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in Roger Ebert's memoirs and writings for his influence as a teacher
Quotes
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He introduced me to many of the cornerstones of my life's reading; he discussed felicities of language, patterns of symbolism, motivation, revelation of character.
Source: Roger Ebert, Life Itself (2011)
Trivia
- Died after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Tallahassee on December 30, 1988.
- Won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction in 1985.