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第120回（2001年） Winner
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第140回（2001年 第3回開催） Winner
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第141回（2001年 第4回開催） Fellowship
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第222回（2001年 第8回開催） Winner
George Saunders
ジョージ・ソーンダース
Jōji Sōndāsu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1958-12-02 （Amarillo, Texas, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Nyingma (Tibetan Buddhism)
- 居住地歴
- Amarillo, Texas (birth) → Oak Forest, Illinois (grew up) → Syracuse, New York (faculty)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Journalist, College professor
- 活動期間
- 1986年〜
- 所属
- Syracuse University (MFA faculty)
- 所属団体
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (member), American Academy of Arts and Letters (member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Nikolai Gogol, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Isaac Babel, Mark Twain, Daniil Kharms, Groucho Marx, Monty Python, Steve Martin, Jack Handey, Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Mines | — | Geophysical Engineering | B.S. | 1970s–1981 | United States |
| Syracuse University | — | Creative Writing (M.F.A.) | M.F.A. | 1986–1988 | United States |
Colorado School of Mines
Geophysical Engineering
学位:
B.S.
期間:
1970s–1981
卒業年:
1981
国:
United States
Received B.S. in geophysical engineering
Syracuse University
Creative Writing (M.F.A.)
学位:
M.F.A.
期間:
1986–1988
卒業年:
1988
国:
United States
Studied with Tobias Wolff
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | National Magazine Award (Fiction) | The 400-Pound CEO | フィクション | ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors) | Won |
| 1996 | National Magazine Award (Fiction) | Bounty | フィクション | ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors) | Won |
| 2000 | National Magazine Award (Fiction) | The Barber's Unhappiness | フィクション | ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors) | Won |
| 2004 | National Magazine Award (Fiction) | The Red Bow | フィクション | ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors) | Won |
| 1997 | O. Henry Award (2nd prize) | The Falls | — | O. Henry Awards | 2nd prize |
| 2006 | World Fantasy Award (Short Fiction) | CommComm | 短編 | World Fantasy Convention | Won |
| 2006 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2013 | PEN/Malamud Award | — | 短編文学 | PEN | 受賞 |
| 2014 | The Story Prize | Tenth of December: Stories | 短篇集 | The Story Prize | Won |
| 2014 | Folio Prize | Tenth of December: Stories | — | Folio Prize | Won |
| 2017 | Man Booker Prize | Lincoln in the Bardo | — | The Booker Prizes | Won |
| 2023 | Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction | — | — | Library of Congress | 受賞 |
National Magazine Award (Fiction)
1994
対象作品:
The 400-Pound CEO
部門:
フィクション
主催:
ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors)
結果:
Won
National Magazine Award (Fiction)
1996
対象作品:
Bounty
部門:
フィクション
主催:
ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors)
結果:
Won
National Magazine Award (Fiction)
2000
対象作品:
The Barber's Unhappiness
部門:
フィクション
主催:
ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors)
結果:
Won
National Magazine Award (Fiction)
2004
対象作品:
The Red Bow
部門:
フィクション
主催:
ASME (American Society of Magazine Editors)
結果:
Won
O. Henry Award (2nd prize)
1997
対象作品:
The Falls
主催:
O. Henry Awards
結果:
2nd prize
World Fantasy Award (Short Fiction)
2006
対象作品:
CommComm
部門:
短編
主催:
World Fantasy Convention
結果:
Won
MacArthur Fellowship
2006
主催:
MacArthur Foundation
結果:
受賞
PEN/Malamud Award
2013
部門:
短編文学
主催:
PEN
結果:
受賞
The Story Prize
2014
対象作品:
Tenth of December: Stories
部門:
短篇集
主催:
The Story Prize
結果:
Won
Folio Prize
2014
対象作品:
Tenth of December: Stories
主催:
Folio Prize
結果:
Won
Man Booker Prize
2017
対象作品:
Lincoln in the Bardo
主催:
The Booker Prizes
結果:
Won
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
2023
主催:
Library of Congress
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
The Story Prize
2回登壇
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第3回（2006年） Nominee
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第10回（2013年） Winner
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第37回（2013年） Winner
Booker Prize
1回登壇
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第49回（2017年） Winner
作品
代表作
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
1996年 Short story collection (short stories and a novella)A collection of short stories and a novella blending satire and dark humor, often criticizing consumerism and corporate culture.
ConsumerismCorporate cultureExploration of humanitySatire
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (film rights acquired)] CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (film project)
Pastoralia
2000年 Short story collection (short stories and a novella)A collection containing stories set in corporate or theme-park-like environments, combining satire with tragicomic elements.
SatireIdentityConsumer society
Tenth of December: Stories
2013年 Short story collectionA short-story collection that explores compassion and moral choices; widely acclaimed by critics.
EmpathyMoralityEveryday miracles
Lincoln in the Bardo
2017年 Novel (historical fiction, experimental form)An experimental historical novel set in the bardo, about President Lincoln and the death of his son, told through multiple voices.
Death and lossHistory and memoryCollective voices
Liberation Day: Stories
2022年 Short story collectionA collection of contemporary short stories that examine modern society and individual struggles.
Social critiqueIndividual conflict
全著作
- CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996)
- Pastoralia (2000)
- In Persuasion Nation (2006)
- The Braindead Megaphone (2007)
- Tenth of December: Stories (2013)
- Lincoln in the Bardo (2017)
- A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (2021)
- Liberation Day: Stories (2022)
翻案
- Ben Stiller acquired film rights to CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (in development)
作風・主題
- 文体
- SatiricalTragicomicAllegoricalExperimentally narrated
- 頻出モチーフ
- Absurdity of consumerismCorporate culture and role-playingEmpathy and moral choiceStrangeness and humor
評価・遺産
Highly regarded contemporary American writer, known as a master of the short story. His collections and novel Lincoln in the Bardo have received major awards and critical acclaim.
関連学会
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
引用
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Any claim I might make to originality in my fiction is really just the result of this odd background: basically, just me working inefficiently, with flawed tools, in a mode I don't have sufficient background to really understand.
出典: Interview / Syracuse University commentary
豆知識
- Worked as a roofer, doorman in Beverly Hills, and a slaughterhouse knuckle-puller in his early twenties.
- Married to writer Paula Redick; has two children.
- Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2006 (approx. $500,000).