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Edition 33 (1989) Winner
Gary Paulsen
ゲーリー・ポールセン
Gerī Pōrusen
Aliases:
Gary James Paulsen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-05-17 （Minneapolis, Minnesota）
- Died
- 2021-10-13 （Tularosa, New Mexico） age 82
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Minneapolis, Minnesota → Thief River Falls, Minnesota → Chicago, Illinois → Philippines → Taos, New Mexico → Santa Fe, New Mexico → La Luz, New Mexico → White Oaks, New Mexico → Tularosa, New Mexico → Willow, Alaska
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Soldier, Hunter, Trapper
- Active Years
- 1966-2021
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School | — | Unknown | — | 1950年代 | United States |
| Bemidji State University | — | Unknown | — | 1950年代後半、中退 | United States |
Lincoln High School
Unknown
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United States
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Bemidji State University
Unknown
Period:
1950年代後半、中退
Country:
United States
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Margaret Edwards Award | Lifetime achievement | 若者向け文学 | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Newbery Honor | Dogsong | 児童文学 | American Library Association | 名誉賞 |
| 1988 | Newbery Honor | Hatchet | 児童文学 | American Library Association | 名誉賞 |
| 1990 | Newbery Honor | The Winter Room | 児童文学 | American Library Association | 名誉賞 |
Margaret Edwards Award
1997
Work:
Lifetime achievement
Category:
若者向け文学
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Newbery Honor
1986
Work:
Dogsong
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
名誉賞
Newbery Honor
1988
Work:
Hatchet
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
名誉賞
Newbery Honor
1990
Work:
The Winter Room
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
名誉賞
Awards & Nominations
Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1997) Winner
Works
Major Works
Hatchet
1986 Young adult fiction, Adventure novel 195 pagesA boy named Brian survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness armed only with a hatchet.
SurvivalWildernessComing of age
Translations
- Japanese translation available
Dogsong
1985 Young adult fiction 177 pagesAn Inuit boy in Alaska embarks on a dogsled journey to learn traditional ways.
NatureTraditionSelf-discovery
The Winter Room
1989 Children's fiction 138 pagesStories of winter life on a Norwegian immigrant farm.
FamilyWinter lifeMemories
The River
1991 Young adult fiction 150 pagesSequel to Hatchet where Brian returns to the wilderness for a government experiment.
SurvivalResponsibility
Brian's Winter
1996 Young adult fiction 133 pagesAlternate sequel to Hatchet where Brian survives winter.
Winter survival
Bibliography
- See Gary Paulsen bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and powerful proseRich nature descriptionsMix of first and third person
- Recurring Motifs
- Wilderness survivalComing of age journeysOneness with natureCritique of technology
Health
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Heart disease1990年頃-Gave up dogsledding, died of cardiac arrest
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Cardiac arrest2021年Cause of death
Legacy
Author of over 200 children's and YA books, best known for Hatchet series on wilderness survival and coming-of-age, recipient of Margaret Edwards Award.
In Popular Culture
- Hatchet widely read in school curricula
Trivia
- Finished 41st in 1983 Iditarod dog sled race
- Owned 40-acre sled dog training land in Alaska
- Lived on a houseboat in the Pacific Ocean
- Depicted traumatic childhood with alcoholic mother in memoirs