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Daniel Woodrell

だにえる・うっどれる

Danieru Uddoreru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-03-04 (Springfield, Missouri)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
West Plains, Missouri

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer
Active Years
1986-

Education

University of Kansas
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Degree: MFA
Country: United States
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Degree: 名誉博士
Year of Graduation: 2016
Country: United States
Honorary doctorate awarded on December 17, 2016

Awards

Hammett Prize
1992
Work: The Ones You Do
Organization: International Association of Crime Writers
Result: Special Mention
Hammett Prize
1998
Work: Tomato Red
Organization: International Association of Crime Writers
Result: Shortlisted
PEN Center USA Literary Award
1999
Category: Fiction
Organization: PEN Center USA
Result: Won
International Dublin Literary Award
2000
Result: Longlisted
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2006
Work: Winter's Bone
Category: Fiction
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: Finalist
Audie Award
2011
Category: Fiction
Result: Won
RUSA CODES Listen List
2013
Work: The Death of Sweet Mister
Result: Selection
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2013
Work: The Maid's Version
Category: Fiction
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: Finalist
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
2014
Category: Fiction
Organization: Chicago Tribune
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Winter's Bone

2006 Country noir

A teenage girl in the Missouri Ozarks searches for her missing father amid poverty and crime.

PovertyFamilyCrime
Adaptations
  • [Film] Winter's Bone / Debra Granik (2010)

Tomato Red

1998 Country noir

A tale of crime and desire in an Ozark town.

CrimeClassDesire
Adaptations
  • [Film] Tomato Red / Juanita Wilson (2017)

Give Us a Kiss

1996 Country noir

Semi-autobiographical novel about a writer in the Ozarks.

Rural lifeWritingNoir

Bibliography

  • Under the Bright Lights (1986)
  • Woe to Live On (1987)
  • Muscle for the Wing (1988)
  • The Ones You Do (1992)
  • Give Us a Kiss (1996)
  • Tomato Red (1998)
  • The Death of Sweet Mister (2001)
  • Winter's Bone (2006)
  • The Outlaw Album (2011)
  • The Maid's Version (2013)

Adaptations

  • Ride with the Devil (from Woe to Live On, 1999, dir. Ang Lee)
  • Winter's Bone (2010, dir. Debra Granik)
  • Tomato Red (2017, dir. Juanita Wilson)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Country noirPoetic crime fictionOzarks setting
Recurring Motifs
PovertyFamily bondsViolenceRural darkness

Health

  • Shoulder fracture
    2000年代
    Injured in a fishing boat accident while filming.

Legacy

Known as the originator of 'country noir,' with works adapted into acclaimed films.

In Popular Culture

  • Winter's Bone nominated for Academy Awards.

Trivia

  • Dropped out of high school to join the Marines.
  • Married to novelist Katie Estill.