Gregory Kolovakos Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1992) Winner
Eliot Weinberger
エリオット・ウェインバーガー
Eliot Weinberger
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-02-06 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- New York City (long-term residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Essayist, Editor, Translator
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Margellos World Republic of Letters (Advisory Board), New Directions Publishing (Board of Directors), Murty Classical Library of India (Literary Editor 2015–2017)
- Influenced By
- Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, Vicente Huidobro
- Nominations
- 'What Happened Here: Bush Chronicles' - finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Criticism)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Order of the Aztec Eagle | — | — | Government of Mexico | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Jeanette Schocken / Bremerhaven Citizens' Prize for Literature | — | — | Jeanette Schocken Prize (Bremerhaven) | 受賞 |
| — | National Book Critics Circle Award (Criticism) | Selected Non-Fictions (editor) | — | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
Order of the Aztec Eagle
2000
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
受賞
Jeanette Schocken / Bremerhaven Citizens' Prize for Literature
2021
Organization:
Jeanette Schocken Prize (Bremerhaven)
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award (Criticism)
Work:
Selected Non-Fictions (editor)
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei
1987 Translation study / EssayA study of the Tang poet Wang Wei and approaches to translating his work; experimental essays crossing translation theory and poetic appreciation.
TranslationClassical Chinese poetryLanguage and interpretation
What I Heard About Iraq
2005 Political essay / Anti-war textA fragmentary reconstruction of events and reportage around the Iraq War; an anti-war text that has been adapted into theater, radio plays, cantatas and performances.
War criticismMedia discoursePolitical responsibility
Adaptations
- [Stage (reading / play)] What I Heard About Iraq (stage readings/performances) (2006)
Angels & Saints
2020 Essay / Prose-poetryA collection of fragmentary, experimental short pieces and essays; notable for poetic, documentary-like prose that spans varied subjects.
FragmentationCultural encounterPolitics and ethics
The Life of Tu Fu
2024 Biographical essay / Translation studyConsiderations on the life and poetry of the Tang poet Du Fu, based on translation projects and biographical study.
Classical Chinese poetryPoet biographyTranslation practice
Bibliography
- Works on Paper (1986)
- Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei (1987)
- Outside Stories (1992)
- Written Reaction: Poetics, Politics, Polemics (1996)
- Karmic Traces (2000)
- 9/12 (2003)
- What I Heard About Iraq (2005)
- What Happened Here: Bush Chronicles (2005)
- Muhammad (2006)
- An Elemental Thing (2007)
- Oranges and Peanuts for Sale (2009)
- Wildlife (2012)
- Two American Scenes (2013)
- The Wall, the City, and the World (2014)
- The Ghosts of Birds (2016)
- Angels & Saints (2020)
- The Life of Tu Fu (2024)
Adaptations
- Multiple adaptations of 'What I Heard About Iraq' including theater, cantatas, radio plays and dance performances
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Documentary-like prose-poetryFragmentary, experimental essaysBlend of political commentary and cultural criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Translation and cross-cultural encounterHistory and memoryPower and critique
Legacy
Weinberger has had significant impact as a translator and essayist, introducing Latin American and classical Chinese poetry to English readers. His political essays influenced anti-war discourse and found expression in theater and other art forms, earning international recognition.
In Popular Culture
- In 2006 a public reading of 'What I Heard About Iraq' in Stralsund, Germany, was used as a protest during President George W. Bush's visit; the text has been widely performed at political reading events.
Quotes
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"Every war has its classic antiwar book, and here is Iraq’s."
Source: The Guardian (review by Nicholas Lezard) (2005)
Trivia
- In 2000 he was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the government of Mexico, an unusual honor for a U.S. literary writer.
- 'What I Heard About Iraq' has been adapted into stage productions, radio plays and other formats and performed globally.