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第21回（2000年） Winner
David Means
デイヴィッド・ミーンズ
David Means
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1961-10-17 （Kalamazoo, Michigan）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Kalamazoo, Michigan (birthplace) → Nyack, New York (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- short story writer, novelist, part-time professor
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
- 所属
- Vassar College (part-time)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Alice Munro, Eudora Welty, John Cheever
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loy Norrix High School | — | — | — | 1976–1980 | United States |
| College of Wooster | — | Independent Study | B.A. | 1980–1984 | United States |
| Columbia University | School of the Arts (MFA) | Poetry (MFA) | MFA | 1984–1987 | United States |
Loy Norrix High School
期間:
1976–1980
卒業年:
1980
国:
United States
College of Wooster
Independent Study
学位:
B.A.
期間:
1980–1984
卒業年:
1984
国:
United States
Independent Study titled "Bullfighting in Boston and other Poems"
Columbia University
School of the Arts (MFA)
/ Poetry (MFA)
学位:
MFA
期間:
1984–1987
卒業年:
1987
国:
United States
Received an MFA in poetry
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Assorted Fire Events | — | Los Angeles Times | Winner |
| 2000 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Assorted Fire Events | — | National Book Critics Circle | Finalist |
| 2001 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | Winner |
| 2006 | O. Henry Prize | Sault Ste. Marie | — | O. Henry Prize | Winner |
| 2005 | Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award | The Secret Goldfish | — | Frank O'Connor Award | Shortlist |
| 2011 | O. Henry Prize | The Junction | — | O. Henry Prize | Winner |
| 2025 | PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story | — | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Winner |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2000
対象作品:
Assorted Fire Events
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
Winner
National Book Critics Circle Award
2000
対象作品:
Assorted Fire Events
主催:
National Book Critics Circle
結果:
Finalist
Pushcart Prize
2001
主催:
Pushcart Press
結果:
Winner
O. Henry Prize
2006
対象作品:
Sault Ste. Marie
主催:
O. Henry Prize
結果:
Winner
Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
2005
対象作品:
The Secret Goldfish
主催:
Frank O'Connor Award
結果:
Shortlist
O. Henry Prize
2011
対象作品:
The Junction
主催:
O. Henry Prize
結果:
Winner
PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story
2025
主催:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Hystopia
2016年 NovelA satirical, experimental novel set after the Vietnam War. It centers on altered memories of war and explores distorted history and personal recollection.
war and memoryidentityreconstruction of history
Assorted Fire Events
2000年 Short story collectionA collection of stories that portray violence, loss, and ruptures in everyday life across varied characters and settings. One of his critically acclaimed works.
violencelossMidwestern landscapes
The Secret Goldfish
2004年 Short story collectionA collection of stories set by lakes and Midwestern towns, quietly depicting loneliness and the breakdown of relationships.
lonelinessfamily breakdownwaterside settings
The Spot
2010年 Short story collectionA collection of stories featuring violent and allegorical elements. Noted for distinctive imagery and sharp prose.
violenceallegoryimagism
Instructions for a Funeral
2019年 Short story collectionA collection of stories dealing with death and loss, focusing on the quiet and reverberations after bereavement.
deathgriefmemory
Two Nurses, Smoking
2022年 Short story collectionA recent collection of short fiction that captures worlds where the ordinary and the abnormal coexist.
everyday abnormalitymedical/carehuman relationships
A Quick Kiss of Redemption
1991年 Short story collectionAn early collection of stories showing the author's initial work.
early worksearch for redemption
全著作
- A Quick Kiss of Redemption (1991)
- Assorted Fire Events (2000)
- The Secret Goldfish (2004)
- The Spot (2010)
- Instructions for a Funeral (2019)
- Two Nurses, Smoking (2022)
- Hystopia (2016)
作風・主題
- 文体
- precise, sensory prosespare yet luminous sentencesoften employs dark humor and allegorical techniques
- 頻出モチーフ
- Midwestern landscapesviolence and its aftermathfamily breakdownwaterside/lake settings
評価・遺産
David Means is regarded as an important American short story writer, praised for sharp prose and dark imagery. He has influenced younger writers and garnered multiple major awards and nominations.
資料所蔵先
- Library of Congress (related holdings)
引用
-
Means' language offers an exquisitely precise and sensuous register of an often crazy American reality.
出典: James Wood (The London Review of Books) (2000年)
豆知識
- Has served part-time in the English Department at Vassar College since 2001.
- Novel 'Hystopia' was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
- Lives in Nyack, New York; married with two children.