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第15回（1995年） Winner
Geoffrey Becker
ジェフリー・ベッカー
Jefurī Bekkā
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1959-01-01
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
経歴
- 職業
- short story writer, novelist, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1980年〜
- 所属
- Towson University (faculty)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Colby College
卒業年:
1980
国:
United States
Graduated in 1980
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
Dangerous Men
主催:
University of Pittsburgh Press
結果:
受賞
Nelson Algren Award
対象作品:
Bluestown
結果:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受賞
Flannery O'Connor Short Fiction Prize
結果:
受賞
Best American Short Stories (inclusion)
2000
対象作品:
Black Elvis
主催:
Houghton Mifflin
結果:
収録
受賞・候補エディション
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第48回（2009年） Winner
作品
代表作
Dangerous Men
1995年 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年 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年 novelA novel about characters confronting relationships and past wounds; published by Tin House Books.
confronting the pastrelationships
全著作
- Dangerous Men (1995)
- Bluestown (1996)
- Hot Springs (2010)
- Numerous short stories published in literary journals
作風・主題
- 文体
- realismlyrical short fictioncharacter-driven prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- music (blues, rock)urban marginsmasculinity and identity
評価・遺産
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.
豆知識
- Teaches at Towson University
- Graduated from Colby College in 1980