Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2019) Winner
George Packer
ジョージ・パッカー
George Packer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-08-13 （Santa Clara, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Togo (Peace Corps service) → New York (residence, writing) → Yale University (student)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, novelist, playwright
- Active Years
- 1982-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | BA | 1978–1982 | United States |
Yale University
Degree:
BA
Period:
1978–1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cornelius Ryan Award | The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq | — | Overseas Press Club (OPC) | 受賞 |
| 2013 | National Book Award for Nonfiction | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | ノンフィクション | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2013 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) | The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America | ノンフィクション | National Book Critics Circle | 最終候補（ショートリスト） |
| 2017 | Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant | Grant to complete Richard Holbrooke biography (Our Man) | — | Whiting Foundation | 助成 |
| 2019 | Hitchens Prize | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | — | Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | 伝記 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Pulitzer Prize (Biography) | Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century | 伝記 | Pulitzer Prize Board | 最終候補（ファイナリスト） |
Cornelius Ryan Award
2005
Work:
The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq
Organization:
Overseas Press Club (OPC)
Result:
受賞
National Book Award for Nonfiction
2013
Work:
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)
2013
Work:
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
最終候補（ショートリスト）
Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
2017
Work:
Grant to complete Richard Holbrooke biography (Our Man)
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
助成
Hitchens Prize
2019
Work:
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
Organization:
Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography)
2019
Work:
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
Category:
伝記
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (Biography)
2020
Work:
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
Category:
伝記
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
最終候補（ファイナリスト）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq
2005 Nonfiction (reportage)An account and analysis of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, based largely on on-the-ground reporting and interviews with ordinary Iraqis and officials.
warforeign policyon-the-ground reporting
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
2013 Nonfiction (contemporary history, social analysis)Traces social and economic changes in America from 1978 to 2012 by following the lives of several individuals and interweaving capsule biographies of influential figures.
economic changeinequalitypolitical fragmentation
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
2019 Biography / NonfictionA biography of Richard Holbrooke focusing on his career and its significance for late-20th-century American diplomacy.
diplomacybiographyAmerican international engagement
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
2021 Nonfiction (social analysis)Analyzes contemporary American fragmentation by grouping society into four 'Americas' and examining their conflicting values and trajectories.
social fragmentationpoliticsculture
Bibliography
- The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq
- The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
- Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-driven nonfictionnarrative and analytic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- American social change and fragmentationcontrast between politics and individual trajectories
Legacy
George Packer is a highly regarded nonfiction writer on contemporary American society and politics, recognized with major awards and noted for his insights on democracy and foreign policy.
Trivia
- His father, Herbert L. Packer, was a noted legal scholar; his mother, Nancy Packer, worked in creative writing.
- His sister, Ann Packer, is also an author.
- He served in the Peace Corps in Togo.
- Won the 2013 National Book Award for Nonfiction for The Unwinding.
- Our Man (2019) received multiple honors and finalist recognition.