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Donald Antrim

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Donald Antrim

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-01-01 （Sarasota, Florida, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. → Sarasota, Florida, U.S. (birthplace)

Career

Occupations
novelist, short story writer, memoirist, professor
Active Years
1993-
Affiliations
Columbia University (MFA faculty), New York University (taught prose fiction in graduate school), American Academy in Berlin (Fellow)

Education

Woodberry Forest School
Year of Graduation: 1977
Country: United States
Prep school; graduated in 1977
Brown University
Country: United States
Graduated from Brown University (exact year/degree not specified)

Awards

MacArthur Fellowship
2013
Organization: MacArthur Foundation
Result: 受賞
PEN/Faulkner Award (finalist)
1998
Work: The Hundred Brothers
Organization: PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result: 最終候補
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship/Grant
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞／助成
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Result: 助成
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Fellowship (NYPL)
Organization: New York Public Library (Cullman Center)
Result: 助成／フェローシップ

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World

1993 Novel

First novel. A satirical, sometimes absurd story about family and suburban life.

familysuburban lifesatire

The Hundred Brothers

1998 Novel

A novel characterized by an eccentric premise and ensemble narration. Finalist for the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award.

ensemble castidentityabsurdism

The Verificationist

2000 Novel

A family novel mixing dissonant narration and black humor; received critical acclaim.

familymadnesshumor

The Afterlife: A Memoir

2006 Memoir

A personal memoir about his mother Louanne Self, focusing on loss and familial conflict.

lossfamilymemory

The Emerald Light in the Air: Stories

2014 Short story collection

Collection of seven stories originally published in The New Yorker; features postmodern narration and humor.

defamiliarization of everyday lifehumorrelationships

One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival

2021 Non-fiction / Memoir

A 2021 work addressing memories and investigation surrounding suicide and survival.

suicidesurvivalexploration of psyche

Bibliography

  • Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World (1993)
  • The Hundred Brothers (1998)
  • The Verificationist (2000)
  • The Afterlife: A Memoir (2006)
  • The Emerald Light in the Air: Stories (2014)
  • One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival (2021)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
postmodern constructionblack humorexperimental narration
Recurring Motifs
familial discordloss and memoryshifting identitydefamiliarization of the everyday

Legacy

A contemporary American writer known for postmodern narration and black humor. Influential through contributions to literary magazines and teaching; widely recognized, including receiving a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013.

Trivia

  • In 1999 The New Yorker named him among the 20 best writers under 40.
  • The Hundred Brothers was a finalist for the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award.
  • Son of Harry Antrim (a scholar of T. S. Eliot) and sibling of artist Terry Leness.
  • Received a MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Grant) in 2013.