Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2017) Winner
Francisco Cantú
フランシスコ・カントゥ
Francisco Cantú
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- author, translator, former U.S. Border Patrol agent
- Active Years
- 2008-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Whiting Award (Nonfiction) | The Line Becomes a River | ノンフィクション | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Current Interest) | The Line Becomes a River | Current Interest | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 2018 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) | The Line Becomes a River | ノンフィクション | National Book Critics Circle | 最終候補（ファイナリスト） |
Whiting Award (Nonfiction)
2017
Work:
The Line Becomes a River
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Current Interest)
2018
Work:
The Line Becomes a River
Category:
Current Interest
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)
2018
Work:
The Line Becomes a River
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
最終候補（ファイナリスト）
Awards & Nominations
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 39 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border
2018 Nonfiction (memoir/reportage) 272 pagesBased on Cantú's experience serving with the U.S. Border Patrol, the book combines memoir and reportage to examine events at the border, immigration issues, violence, and ethics. Through eyewitness accounts and reflection, it probes the human and policy dimensions of the border.
borderimmigrationviolenceethicsidentitytrauma
Bibliography
- Cantú, Francisco (2018). The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border. New York: Riverhead Books.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- personal, eyewitness nonfictiondetailed description with reflective narrationmix of reportage and essayistic reflection
- Recurring Motifs
- boundaries (geographic and symbolic)silence and testimonyconflict between rules and humanity
Legacy
The Line Becomes a River has been praised as a vivid testimony from the border, influencing ethical discussions about immigration policy and border enforcement. As a work at the intersection of journalism and memoir, it has prompted academic and public debate.
Trivia
- Served with the U.S. Border Patrol from 2008 to 2012.
- Won a Whiting Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for The Line Becomes a River; was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.