Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1995) Winner
Geoffrey Becker
ジェフリー・ベッカー
Jefurī Bekkā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, novelist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Towson University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Colby College
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Graduated in 1980
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Drue Heinz Literature Prize | Dangerous Men | — | University of Pittsburgh Press | 受賞 |
| — | Nelson Algren Award | Bluestown | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Flannery O'Connor Short Fiction Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Best American Short Stories (inclusion) | Black Elvis | — | Houghton Mifflin | 収録 |
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
1995
Work:
Dangerous Men
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Result:
受賞
Nelson Algren Award
Work:
Bluestown
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Flannery O'Connor Short Fiction Prize
Result:
受賞
Best American Short Stories (inclusion)
2000
Work:
Black Elvis
Organization:
Houghton Mifflin
Result:
収録
Awards & Nominations
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Dangerous Men
1995 short story collectionA collection of short stories focusing on characters living in urban and marginal environments; realistic tales exploring relationships, violence, and loneliness.
urban lifeisolationviolencehuman relationships
Bluestown
1996 novelA novel that explores identity and belonging against a backdrop of music and culture; motifs influenced by blues and rock appear throughout.
musicidentityculture
Hot Springs
2010 novelA novel about characters confronting relationships and past wounds; published by Tin House Books.
confronting the pastrelationships
Bibliography
- Dangerous Men (1995)
- Bluestown (1996)
- Hot Springs (2010)
- Numerous short stories published in literary journals
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismlyrical short fictioncharacter-driven prose
- Recurring Motifs
- music (blues, rock)urban marginsmasculinity and identity
Legacy
Geoffrey Becker is an American writer recognized for both short stories and novels and serves as a university teacher. He has received multiple honors, including the 1995 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, and is regarded as an important contemporary American short-fiction writer.
Trivia
- Teaches at Towson University
- Graduated from Colby College in 1980