Oregon Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 13 (1999) Winner
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Edition 22 (2008) Winner
Ehud Havazelet
エフド・ハヴァゼレット
Ehud Havazelet
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-07-13 （Jerusalem, Israel）
- Died
- 2015-11-05 （Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.） age 60
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Jerusalem (birth) → New York (Columbia University) → Stanford, California (Stegner Fellow, lecturer) → Corvallis, Oregon (Oregon State University) → Eugene, Oregon (University of Oregon)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Short story writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1984-2015
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (Stegner Fellow, Jones Lecturer), Oregon State University (creative writing faculty), University of Oregon (Professor of Creative Writing)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | — | B.A. | 1973–1977 | United States |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | — | Creative writing (MFA) | M.F.A. | 1982–1984 | United States |
Columbia University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1973–1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Creative writing (MFA)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Period:
1982–1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 1988 | California Book Award | — | — | California Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Bay Area Book Reviewers Award | — | — | Bay Area Book Reviewers | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship | — | — | Oregon Literary Arts | フェローシップ |
| 1994 | Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship | — | — | Oregon Literary Arts | フェローシップ |
| 1999 | Whiting Award | — | — | The Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Oregon Book Award (Fiction) | — | フィクション | Oregon Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Rockefeller Foundation | フェローシップ |
| 2001 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | フェローシップ |
| 2007 | Edward Lewis Wallant Award | — | — | Edward Lewis Wallant Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Oregon Book Award (Fiction) | — | フィクション | Oregon Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2008 | University of Oregon Fund for Faculty Excellence Award | — | — | University of Oregon | 受賞 |
| 2011 | The Best American Short Stories (included) | “Gurov in Manhattan” | — | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 収録 |
Pushcart Prize
1988
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
California Book Award
1988
Organization:
California Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Bay Area Book Reviewers Award
1988
Organization:
Bay Area Book Reviewers
Result:
受賞
Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship
1990
Organization:
Oregon Literary Arts
Result:
フェローシップ
Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship
1994
Organization:
Oregon Literary Arts
Result:
フェローシップ
Whiting Award
1999
Organization:
The Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Oregon Book Award (Fiction)
1999
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Oregon Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship
2000
Organization:
Rockefeller Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Guggenheim Fellowship
2001
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
2007
Organization:
Edward Lewis Wallant Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Oregon Book Award (Fiction)
2008
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Oregon Book Awards
Result:
受賞
University of Oregon Fund for Faculty Excellence Award
2008
Organization:
University of Oregon
Result:
受賞
The Best American Short Stories (included)
2011
Work:
“Gurov in Manhattan”
Organization:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Result:
収録
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1999) Winner
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2007) Winner
Works
Major Works
What Is It Then Between Us?
1988 Short story collection (literary fiction)Early short story collection exploring family, identity, and immigrant experience.
familyidentityimmigration
Like Never Before
1998 Short story collection (literary fiction)1998 collection of short stories dealing with mature perspectives on relationships and conflict.
relationshipsconflictidentity
Bearing the Body
2007 Novel (literary fiction)A novel themed around family history, guilt, and loss.
guilt and redemptionfamily historyloss
Bibliography
- What Is It Then Between Us? (short stories), 1988
- Like Never Before (short stories), 1998
- Bearing the Body (novel), 2007
- Short story “Gurov in Manhattan” (included in The Best American Short Stories 2011)
- Short story “Law of Return”, Ploughshares Winter 2007–2008
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained prosepsychological depthattention to detail
- Recurring Motifs
- family relationshipsJewish identityimmigration and belongingmemory and guilt
Legacy
Ehud Havazelet was an American literary writer acclaimed for his psychological portrayals of family, guilt, and loss, often informed by Jewish background and immigrant experience. He taught creative writing at university level and received multiple awards and fellowships.
Trivia
- Born in Jerusalem in 1955. His father, Meir Havazelet, was a rabbi and educator.
- Emigrated to the United States with his family in 1957.
- Graduated from Columbia University in 1977 and earned an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1984.
- Served as a Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer at Stanford, later taught at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.
- Received multiple awards including Oregon Book Awards; died in 2015.