PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1982) Winner
David Henry Bradley, Jr.
デイヴィッド・ヘンリー・ブラッドリー・ジュニア
David Henry Bradley Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-01-01 （Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, academic
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- University of Oregon Creative Writing Program (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | Creative Writing | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| University of London | — | United States Studies | Master of Arts | — | United Kingdom |
University of Pennsylvania
Creative Writing
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Holds a BA in creative writing
University of London
United States Studies
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
United Kingdom
MA in United States Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | PEN/Faulkner Award | The Chaneysville Incident | — | PEN/Faulkner | winner |
| 1982 | Academy Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters | The Chaneysville Incident | — | American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | winner |
| 2014 | O. Henry Award | You Remember the Pin Mill | — | O. Henry Award | winner |
PEN/Faulkner Award
1982
Work:
The Chaneysville Incident
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner
Result:
winner
Academy Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
1982
Work:
The Chaneysville Incident
Organization:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
Result:
winner
O. Henry Award
2014
Work:
You Remember the Pin Mill
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
South Street
1975 Fiction (African American literature)A novel portraying the lives and urban culture of young African Americans; one of Bradley's early works.
urban liferaceidentity
The Chaneysville Incident
1981 Fiction (historical, family)Inspired in part by the discovery of graves of runaway slaves near his hometown, the novel explores memory, history, and family secrets. It won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1982.
memoryhistory of racial injusticefamily
You Remember the Pin Mill
2012 Short storyA short story published in Narrative Magazine in 2012; later winner of a 2014 O. Henry Award.
memorypersonal historyrelationships
Bibliography
- South Street (1975)
- The Chaneysville Incident (1981)
- Short story: You Remember the Pin Mill (2012)
- Various essays and creative nonfiction
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- weaves historical fact with personal memorypsychological depth and introspective prose
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and forgettingfamily secretsrace and history
Legacy
David Bradley is known for his work that probes African American experience; his novel The Chaneysville Incident won major awards including the 1982 PEN/Faulkner Award. In later years he has worked extensively in creative nonfiction and essays, influencing both academia and public discourse.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (associated)
Trivia
- Born in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
- The Chaneysville Incident won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1982 and received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters the same year.
- Short story 'You Remember the Pin Mill' won a 2014 O. Henry Award.
- Appeared on 60 Minutes in 2011 for a segment about censorship of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- Both novels have been released in electronic editions by Open Road Media.