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第22回（2001年） Winner
Arthur Edmund Morris
アーサー・エドマンド・モリス
Aasuā Edomundo Morisu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1940-05-27 （Nairobi, Kenya Colony）
- 死没
- 2019-05-24 （Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.） 78歳
- 国籍
- South African, American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- New York City, U.S. → Kent, Connecticut, U.S.
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Biographer, Journalist
- 活動期間
- 1961年〜2019年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes University (Grahamstown) | Music, Art and Literature | — | — | 1950年代–1961 | South Africa |
Rhodes University (Grahamstown)
Music, Art and Literature
期間:
1950年代–1961
国:
South Africa
Dropped out in 1961. Later worked in advertising and developed copywriting skills.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 伝記・自伝 | Pulitzer Prize | 受賞 |
| 1980 | National Book Award (Biography) | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 伝記 | National Book Award | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) | Theodore Rex | 伝記 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
1980
対象作品:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
部門:
伝記・自伝
主催:
Pulitzer Prize
結果:
受賞
National Book Award (Biography)
1980
対象作品:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
部門:
伝記
主催:
National Book Award
結果:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography)
2001
対象作品:
Theodore Rex
部門:
伝記
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
1979年 BiographyA comprehensive biography tracing Theodore Roosevelt from his youth to his rise to the presidency; first volume of a trilogy.
American historyPresidencyPersonal development
Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan
1999年 Biography (experimental narrative)A biography of Ronald Reagan notable for its experimental device of introducing a fictionalized author-narrator, which provoked controversy.
LeadershipTheatricalityBoundaries of biography
Theodore Rex
2001年 BiographySecond volume covering Roosevelt's presidency (1901–1909), noted for its straightforward narrative.
Governance and policyLeadership
Beethoven: The Universal Composer
2005年 Short biographyA concise biography aiming to convey the essence of Beethoven in plain prose.
MusicCreativity
Colonel Roosevelt
2010年 BiographyFinal volume of the Roosevelt trilogy; regarded as a strong contribution to modern biography.
LegacyHistorical assessment
This Living Hand and Other Essays
2012年 EssaysAn autobiographical collection of essays on literature, music, and the presidency.
MemoirCultural criticism
Edison
2019年 BiographyA biography of Thomas Edison, published late in Morris's career.
InventionModernization
全著作
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (1979)
- Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (1999)
- Theodore Rex (2001)
- Beethoven: The Universal Composer (2005)
- Colonel Roosevelt (2010)
- This Living Hand and Other Essays (2012)
- Edison (2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Lively narrative voiceOccasionally experimental narration (notably in Dutch)Detail-oriented, archival research-based prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- Theatricality and performanceAnalysis of leadershipPrecise reconstruction of historical context
健康
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Stroke2019Suffered a stroke in 2019 which led to his death that year.
評価・遺産
Made significant contributions to presidential biography, winning the 1980 Pulitzer for The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Dutch (1999) sparked debate about biographical method. His Theodore Roosevelt research archive was placed at Dickinson State University.
資料所蔵先
- Dickinson State University (Theodore Roosevelt research collection, 151 boxes)
引用
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He was truly one of the strangest men who's ever lived. Nobody around him understood him.
出典: CBS '60 Minutes' interview (with Lesley Stahl) (2004年)
豆知識
- Born in Nairobi to South African parents.
- Won the Pulitzer Prize for The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (1979/awarded 1980).
- Dutch (1999) provoked controversy by presenting an invented narrator within a nonfiction biography.
- Married fellow biographer Sylvia Jukes Morris in 1966.