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David Halberstam

デイヴィッド・ハルバースタム

Deividdo Harubāsutamu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1934-04-10 （New York City, U.S.）
死没
2007-04-23 （Menlo Park, California, U.S.） 73歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Judaism

経歴

職業
journalist, writer, historian
活動期間
1955年〜2007年
影響を受けた人物
Tradition of on-the-ground reporting (various journalists), Postwar reporting traditions
影響を与えた人物
Howard Bryant, Later investigative reporters and narrative nonfiction writers

学歴

Harvard College (Harvard University)
College
学位: A.B. (Bachelor of Arts)
期間: 1951–1955
卒業年: 1955
国: United States
Served as managing editor of The Harvard Crimson

受賞歴

Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
1964
対象作品: Reporting on the Vietnam War for The New York Times
主催: Pulitzer Prizes
結果: 受賞
George Polk Award (Foreign Reporting)
1963
対象作品: Vietnam reporting (1963)
主催: George Polk Awards
結果: 受賞
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award
1997
主催: Colby College / awarding body
結果: 受賞
Norman Mailer Prize (Distinguished Journalism)
2009
主催: Norman Mailer Prize
結果: 受賞（追贈）
Golden Plate Award
1994
主催: American Academy of Achievement
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Making of a Quagmire

1965年 Non-fiction (journalism)

Based on reporting from Vietnam, examines U.S. policy and contradictions during the early Vietnam War.

warpolicy critiquemedia and truth

The Best and the Brightest

1972年 Non-fiction (politics, history)

A detailed analysis of Kennedy administration foreign policy and decisions leading to deeper involvement in Vietnam.

politicsleadership decision-makingresponsibility for war

The Breaks of the Game

1981年 Non-fiction (sports)

A reportage on the NBA and players that portrays the structure of professional sports and the spirit of the times.

sportscharacter studyhistorical context

The Fifties

1993年 Non-fiction (social history)

A multifaceted historical examination of American society in the 1950s.

social historyculturepolitics

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

2007年 Non-fiction (military history)

A major work examining American military and foreign policy and their effects through the Korean War (posthumously published).

war historypolicy analysisinternational relations

全著作

  • The Noblest Roman (1961)
  • The Making of a Quagmire (1965)
  • One Very Hot Day (1967)
  • The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy (1968)
  • Ho (1971)
  • The Best and the Brightest (1972)
  • The Powers That Be (1979)
  • The Breaks of the Game (1981)
  • The Amateurs (1985)
  • The Reckoning (1986)
  • Summer of '49 (1989)
  • The Next Century (1991)
  • The Fifties (1993)
  • October 1964 (1994)
  • The Children (1998)
  • Playing for Keeps (1999)
  • War in a Time of Peace (2001)
  • Firehouse (2002)
  • The Teammates (2003)
  • The Education of a Coach (2005)
  • The Coldest Winter (2007)

作風・主題

文体
investigative nonfictionjournalistic reportingnarrative history
頻出モチーフ
examination of powerindividual vs. institutionsinteraction of war and culture

評価・遺産

David Halberstam was known for his Vietnam War reporting and deep nonfiction on politics, culture and sports. Through investigative reporting and narrative history he critically examined American policy and society and influenced many journalists and nonfiction writers.

関連学会

  • American Academy of Achievement

資料所蔵先

  • Library of Congress (holds related materials)

大衆文化への影響

  • Appearances and references in documentaries and films about the Vietnam War and journalists

引用

  • You can bet the V.C. knew what was happening. You can bet Hanoi knew what was happening. Only American reporters and American readers were kept ignorant.
    出典: Contemporary Vietnam reporting / correspondence (1963年)

豆知識

  • His brother Michael J. Halberstam was killed during a home invasion.
  • Died in a car crash in 2007 while traveling for reporting.
  • Served on the staff of The Harvard Crimson while at Harvard.