Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2020) Winner
David Joy
デイビッド・ジョイ
Deibiddo Joi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-12-11 （Charlotte, North Carolina）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Moore’s Chapel near Charlotte, North Carolina → Little Canada, Jackson County, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
- Influenced By
- Ron Rash
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina University | — | Literature | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
Western Carolina University
Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Studied with Ron Rash
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Edgar Award | Where All Light Tends to Go | 最優秀新人小説賞 | Mystery Writers of America | Finalist |
| 2020 | Dashiell Hammett Prize | When These Mountains Burn | — | — | Winner |
| 2024 | Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction | Those We Thought We Knew | — | — | Winner |
| 2023 | Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2023 | Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2022 | Prix Saint-Maur En Poche du Roman Étranger | Ce Lien Entre Nous | — | — | Winner |
Edgar Award
2016
Work:
Where All Light Tends to Go
Category:
最優秀新人小説賞
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Finalist
Dashiell Hammett Prize
2020
Work:
When These Mountains Burn
Result:
Winner
Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction
2024
Work:
Those We Thought We Knew
Result:
Winner
Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction
2023
Result:
Winner
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
2023
Result:
Winner
Prix Saint-Maur En Poche du Roman Étranger
2022
Work:
Ce Lien Entre Nous
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Where All Light Tends to Go
2015 Crime FictionA story of addiction, poverty, and violence in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina.
natureaddictionhuman condition
Adaptations
- [Film] Devil's Peak / Ben Young (2023)
Translations
- Là où les lumières se perdent (French)
Translations of Works
- Là où les lumières se perdent (French, 2016)
- Le Poids du monde (French, 2018)
- Wo Alle Lichter Enden (German, 2019)
- Ce Lien Entre Nous (French, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- master at creating a sense of place
- Recurring Motifs
- natureaddictionhuman condition
Legacy
Known for novels set in the Appalachians of North Carolina, exploring themes of addiction and human struggle, with multiple literary awards.