Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1985) Winner
James Robison
ジェームズ・ロビソン
Jēmusu Robison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-10-11 （Worthington, Ohio）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Worthington, Ohio → Houston, Texas → Baltimore, Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Poet, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Houston, Loyola University Maryland
- Influenced By
- Robert Coover, R.V. Cassill, John Hawkes
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Ohio State University
Country:
United States
Attended, no degree mentioned
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Whiting Award | — | 短編小説 | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Rosenthal Award | — | フィクション | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Pushcart Prize | I See Men Like Trees, Walking | — | — | 受賞 |
Whiting Award
1995
Category:
短編小説
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Rosenthal Award
1989
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1996
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2013
Work:
I See Men Like Trees, Walking
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Illustrator
1988 NovelA novel about the life of a commercial illustrator.
ArtPsychologyFamily
Rumor and Other Stories
1985 Short story collectionCollection of his short stories.
Everyday lifeEmotionsMinimalism
Bibliography
- The Illustrator (1988)
- Rumor and Other Stories (1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MinimalistPrecise dialogueSuggestive narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- LossHuman relationshipsImplicit meaning
Legacy
Author published multiple times in The New Yorker, recipient of several literary awards, taught creative writing at universities.
Quotes
-
A story must have three ingredients...
Source: Fictionaut interview (2010)
Trivia
- Former wife is writer Mary Robison.
- Married writer Mary Ferraro since 1997.