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David J. Remnick

デイヴィッド・ジェイ・レムニック

Deibidd J. Remunikkku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-10-29 (Hackensack, New Jersey)
Nationality
American
Languages
English, Russian
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Hillsdale, New Jersey

Career

Occupations
Magazine editor, Journalist, Writer
Active Years
1982-
Affiliations
The New Yorker, The Washington Post
Influenced By
John McPhee
Nominations
National Magazine Award nomination (Kid Dynamite Blows Up)

Education

Princeton University
Comparative literature
Degree: A.B.
Period: 1977-1981
Year of Graduation: 1981
Country: United States
summa cum laude

Awards

Pulitzer Prize
1994
Work: Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire
Category: General Nonfiction
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞
George Polk Award
1993
Result: 受賞
Editor of the Year
2000
Organization: Advertising Age
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire

1993 Nonfiction

Book about the last days of the Soviet Empire

Soviet UnionCollapse

King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

1998 Biography

Biography of Muhammad Ali

BoxingAmerican culture

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama

2010 Biography

Biography of Barack Obama's life and rise

PoliticsUS President

Style & Themes

Literary Style
In-depth journalismLong-form reporting
Recurring Motifs
PoliticsPowerAmerican society

Legacy

Renowned editor of The New Yorker and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

In Popular Culture

  • Childhood friend of Bill Maher

Trivia

  • Childhood friend of comedian Bill Maher
  • Met writer John McPhee at Princeton
  • Fluent in Russian