American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1999) Winner
Gloria Naylor
グロリア・ネイラー
Gloria Naylor
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-01-25 （New York City, USA）
- Died
- 2016-09-28 （Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands） age 66
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Jehovah's Witnesses
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1980-2016
- Influenced By
- Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medgar Evers College | — | English Department | 学士 | 1975-1981 | United States |
| Yale University | — | African-American Studies Department | 修士 | — | United States |
Medgar Evers College
English Department
Degree:
学士
Period:
1975-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Majored in nursing before switching to English
Yale University
African-American Studies Department
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Master's thesis became the novel Linden Hills
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | National Book Award (First Novel) | The Women of Brewster Place | 新人小説 | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1985 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Candace Award | — | — | National Coalition of 100 Black Women | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Lillian Smith Award | — | — | Lillian Smith Award Committee | 受賞 |
National Book Award (First Novel)
1983
Work:
The Women of Brewster Place
Category:
新人小説
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1985
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Candace Award
1986
Organization:
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1988
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lillian Smith Award
1989
Organization:
Lillian Smith Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Women of Brewster Place
1982 NovelA novel depicting the lives of African-American women, addressing social issues like poverty, racism, and sexism.
PovertyRacismSexismFriendshipFamilyStruggle
Adaptations
- [Television miniseries] The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Linden Hills
1985 NovelA novel using motifs from classical literature to portray the social stratification of African-American communities.
Social stratificationAfrican-American communitiesFamilyPower
Mama Day
1988 NovelA story set in a rural Mississippi town with supernatural elements.
FamilyTraditionSupernaturalLove
Bibliography
- The Women of Brewster Place (1982)
- Linden Hills (1985)
- The Meanings of a Word (1986)
- Mama Day (1988)
- Bailey's Cafe (1992)
- Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present (1995) - editor
- The Men of Brewster Place (1999)
- 1996 (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical and poetic proseFocus on African-American women's perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- Deferred dreamsSocial stratificationEconomic stabilityFriendshipResilient women
Legacy
Gloria Naylor is highly regarded as a writer depicting African-American women's lives and social issues. Her works have influenced literature and popular culture including screen adaptations.
Archives
- Sacred Heart University Archives
Quotes
-
The Women of Brewster Place illuminates the meaning of being a black woman.
Source: Dictionary of Literary Biography
Trivia
- Mother was a telephone operator and family followed Jehovah's Witnesses religion.
- Wrote about NSA surveillance and microwave hearing technology in the novel '1996'.
- Unfinished manuscript 'Sapphira Wade' published posthumously in 2019.