PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1993) Winner
Edward P. Jones
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Edward P. Jones
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-10-05 （Washington, D.C., U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, professor
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia (faculty), George Mason University (faculty), University of Maryland (faculty), Princeton University (faculty), George Washington University (faculty)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected), American Academy of Arts and Letters (elected)
- Nominations
- National Book Award - Lost in the City (1992), National Book Award - The Known World (2003)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Holy Cross | English | English | B.A. | 1968-1972 | United States |
| University of Virginia | Creative writing (MFA) | Creative writing | M.F.A. | 1979-1981 | United States |
College of the Holy Cross
English
/ English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1968-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Majored in English; wrote for the school newspaper.
University of Virginia
Creative writing (MFA)
/ Creative writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Period:
1979-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Completed graduate study in creative writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | PEN/Hemingway Award | Lost in the City | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Lannan Literary Award for Fiction | Lost in the City | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | National Book Critics Circle Award | The Known World | — | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Known World | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | 受賞 |
| 2005 | International Dublin Literary Award | The Known World | — | International Dublin Literary Award organization | 受賞 |
| 2004 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | PEN/Malamud Award | — | 短編文学 | PEN/Malamud Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | PEN/Faulkner Award (nominee) | All Aunt Hagar's Children | — | PEN/Faulkner Award Committee | ノミネート |
| 1992 | National Book Award (nominee) | Lost in the City | — | National Book Foundation | ノミネート |
| 2003 | National Book Award (nominee) | The Known World | — | National Book Foundation | ノミネート |
PEN/Hemingway Award
1993
Work:
Lost in the City
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Lannan Literary Award for Fiction
1994
Work:
Lost in the City
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award
2003
Work:
The Known World
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2004
Work:
The Known World
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
受賞
International Dublin Literary Award
2005
Work:
The Known World
Organization:
International Dublin Literary Award organization
Result:
受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
2004
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN/Malamud Award
2010
Category:
短編文学
Organization:
PEN/Malamud Award Committee
Result:
受賞
PEN/Faulkner Award (nominee)
2007
Work:
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Award Committee
Result:
ノミネート
National Book Award (nominee)
1992
Work:
Lost in the City
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
ノミネート
National Book Award (nominee)
2003
Work:
The Known World
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
ノミネート
Awards & Nominations
Lannan Literary Awards
9 appearances
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Edition 90 (2003) Winner
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 69 (2004) Winner
Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 88 (2004) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (2004) Winner
International Dublin Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 10 (2005) Winner
O. Henry Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 85 (2006) Winner
PEN/Malamud Award (PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award)
1 appearances
-
Edition 33 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Lost in the City
1992 short story collection / narrative fictionA collection of short stories portraying the African-American working class in Washington, D.C.; the stories explore urban life and intergenerational experience.
African-American lifeurban experiencepoverty and discriminationfamily
The Known World
2003 historical novel / novelSet in a fictional Virginia county, the novel centers on a Black planter who owns slaves and examines the complexities of race, ownership, and morality.
slaveryrace and powermoral dilemmashistorical memory
All Aunt Hagar's Children
2006 short story collection / narrative fictionA collection of 14 short stories that revisit characters from Lost in the City, exploring urban life and the continuity of memory from different perspectives.
memory and revisitationurban lifehuman relationships
Bibliography
- Lost in the City (1992)
- The Known World (2003)
- All Aunt Hagar's Children (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed character portrayalmulti-voiced, careful narrationmodern perspectives rooted in traditional narrative structures
- Recurring Motifs
- urban (Washington, D.C.) landscapeintergenerational storytellinglegacy of slaverycommunity and memory
Legacy
Edward P. Jones is a highly regarded contemporary writer whose works portraying African-American communities in Washington, D.C. have won the Pulitzer Prize and international literary awards.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Quotes
-
Arguably the greatest fiction writer the nation's capital has ever produced.
Source: Neely Tucker (The Washington Post) (2009)
Trivia
- As a child he moved frequently, living in impoverished conditions and moving 18 times in 18 years.
- Attended a Catholic school in childhood and excelled academically but was withdrawn when his mother could not afford tuition.
- Originally showed talent in mathematics but shifted interest to literature while in college.