O. Henry Award
2 appearances
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Edition 55 (1975) Winner
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Edition 56 (1976) Winner
Harold Brodkey
ハロルド・ブロドキー
Harorudo Burodokī
Aliases:
Aaron Roy Weintraub
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-10-25 （Staunton, Illinois）
- Died
- 1996-01-26 （New York City, New York） age 65
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- University City, Missouri → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer, staff writer for The New Yorker
- Active Years
- 1952-1996
- Affiliations
- The New Yorker
- Influenced By
- Marcel Proust, William Faulkner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | A.B. | — | United States |
Harvard University
Degree:
A.B.
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
United States
cum laude
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Award | winner |
| 1976 | O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Award | winner |
O. Henry Award
1975
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
winner
O. Henry Award
1976
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Runaway Soul
1991 novel 835 pagesA long novel dramatizing the early life of the protagonist Wiley Silenowicz, with autobiographical elements.
adoptionchildhood memoriesfamily
First Love and Other Sorrows
1958 short-story collectionEarly short-story collection that received widespread critical praise.
youthlovesorrow
This Wild Darkness: The Story of My Death
1996 non-fictionAutobiographical account of his battle with AIDS.
deathillnessself-reflection
Bibliography
- First Love and Other Sorrows (1958)
- Women and Angels (1985)
- Stories in an Almost Classical Mode (1988)
- The Runaway Soul (1991)
- Profane Friendship (1994)
- This Wild Darkness: The Story of My Death (1996)
- The World is the Home of Love and Death (1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- complex and repetitive proseconversational styleself-obsessed
- Recurring Motifs
- adoptive familychildhood traumaquest for existence
Health
-
AIDS1993-1996Cause of death, detailed in This Wild Darkness.
Legacy
A writer of mixed reputation, famous for delayed publication of long-awaited novels, with early short stories highly praised.
Trivia
- Born Aaron Roy Weintraub, adopted and renamed Harold Roy Brodkey.
- Took 32 years to complete his first novel.
- Lifelong contributor to The New Yorker.