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Frank Soos

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Frank Soos

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Pocahontas, Virginia
Died
2021-08-18 （Maine） age 71
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Pocahontas, Virginia (grew up) → Fairbanks, Alaska (worked/ lived) → Maine (place of death)

Career

Occupations
short story writer, essayist, university instructor
Active Years
1972-2021
Affiliations
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Influenced By
Not specifically documented (influenced by Southern literature and regionalist writers)
Influenced
Younger writers in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

Education

Davidson College
Degree: 学士 (BA)
Period: 1968-1972
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: United States
Undergraduate studies; specific faculty unknown
University of Arkansas
Country: United States
Attended University of Arkansas; details unknown
University of Alaska Fairbanks (affiliation/employment)
Country: United States
Served on faculty

Awards

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Organization: National Endowment for the Humanities
Result: 受賞
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
Work: The other side of Christiansburg
Organization: University of Georgia Press (administering)
Result: 受賞
Alaska State Writer Laureate
Organization: State of Alaska
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Unpleasantries

2016 essays

A collection of essays reflecting on fishing, nature and memory, blending personal experience with landscape description.

naturememoryfishingpersonal reflection

Double Moon

2009 collaborative work / anthology

A collaborative volume with co-authors, containing short pieces, essays and visual elements.

collaborationregionalismnature

Bamboo Fly Rod Suite: Reflections on Fishing and the Geography of Grace

2006 essays / fishing reflections

Reflections on fishing that explore human relationships with nature and moments of spiritual or ethical insight. Illustrated by Kesler Woodward.

fishingviews of naturespirituality

Unified Field Theory

2000 short story collection

A collection of short stories that treat fragments of daily life and human relationships, using concise prose to depict regional communities.

daily lifehuman relationshipsregionalism

Early yet: seven short stories and a novella

1998 short stories and a novella

A collection of earlier short stories and a novella, showing features of the author's early work.

early workcoming of agerural life

The other side of Christiansburg

1981 short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting small towns and characters; possibly associated with the Flannery O'Connor Award.

small-town lifehuman drama

Bibliography

  • The other side of Christiansburg (1981)
  • Early yet: seven short stories and a novella (1998)
  • Unified Field Theory (2000)
  • Bamboo Fly Rod Suite (2006)
  • Double Moon (2009)
  • Unpleasantries (2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, lyrical proseregionalist depictionobservational, essayistic description
Recurring Motifs
fishing and waterwaysmemory and the pastrural landscapes

Legacy

Frank Soos was a noted writer of short fiction and essays based in Alaska, recognized for his contributions to regional literature and nature writing. He served as Alaska State Writer Laureate, taught at the university level, and influenced younger writers.

Archives

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks archives

Trivia

  • Died in a bicycle accident in Maine on August 18, 2021.
  • Graduated from Davidson College in 1972 and attended the University of Arkansas.
  • Taught at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.