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François André Camoin

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François André Camoin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-06-20 （Nice, France）
Died
2019-03-18 （Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.） age 79
Nationality
France, United States
Languages
French, English
Residence History
Brookline, Massachusetts (moved in 1951) → Salt Lake City, Utah (long-term residence)

Career

Occupations
academic, short story writer, university professor
Active Years
1967-2011
Affiliations
Slippery Rock State College, Denison University, University of Utah

Education

University of Arizona
English / Creative Writing
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Earned a BA; later also obtained an MA at the same institution.
University of Arizona
English / Creative Writing
Degree: MA
Country: United States
Master of Arts (MA).
University of Massachusetts Amherst
English
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: United States
Received PhD in 1967.

Awards

Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1985
Work: Why Men Are Afraid of Women
Organization: University of Georgia Press
Result: 受賞
Salt Lake City Mayor's Artist Award
1995
Organization: Salt Lake City
Result: 受賞
Utah Humanities Council Grant
2004
Organization: Utah Humanities Council
Result: 受給

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

April, May, and So On

2009 short story collection

A collection of short stories focusing on everyday observations and the subtleties of human relationships.

everyday lifehuman relationshipsnostalgia

Like Love But Not Exactly

1992 short story collection

Contains short stories themed around love, desire, and misunderstanding.

lovelonelinessidentity

Deadly Virtues

1988 fiction

A set of stories exploring morality and human flaws.

moralityflawshuman nature

Why Men Are Afraid of Women

1985 short fiction (collection)

A collection that examines gender relations and fear with humor and critical insight. Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award.

genderfearrelationships

The End of the World Is Los Angeles

1982 short fiction

Short stories thematically centered on urban life and its perceived demise.

urban lifecollapseloneliness

Benbow and Paradise

1975 fiction

A volume from the mid-1970s containing longer fiction pieces; themes of relationships and morality.

relationshipsmorality

The Revenge Convention in Webster, Middleton and Tourneur

1972 academic study

An academic study of the revenge convention in the works of Webster, Middleton and Tourneur.

drama studiesrevenge

Bibliography

  • April, May, and So On (2009)
  • Like Love But Not Exactly (1992)
  • Deadly Virtues (1988)
  • Why Men Are Afraid of Women (1985)
  • The End of the World Is Los Angeles (1982)
  • Benbow and Paradise (1975)
  • The Revenge Convention in Webster, Middleton and Tourneur (1972)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, observant proseblend of humor and cynical perspectiveconversational, accessible narration
Recurring Motifs
lonelinessurban lifegender relationsidentity

Health

  • 2011–2019
    Retired from the University of Utah in 2011 due to illness.

Legacy

François Camoin was respected in the field of short fiction and as an educator who mentored many writers. He won the Flannery O'Connor Award and received regional cultural grants, contributing to Utah's literary community.

Trivia

  • Born in Nice in 1939; moved to the United States in 1951.
  • Taught at the University of Utah from 1978 to 2011.
  • Had three children.
  • Notable work 'Why Men Are Afraid of Women' won the Flannery O'Connor Award in 1985.