St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1973) Winner
James T. Farrell
ジェームズ・ティー・ファレル
Jeimuzu T. Fareru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-02-27 （Chicago, Illinois）
- Died
- 1979-08-22 （New York City） age 75
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chicago → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet
- Active Years
- 1925-1979
- Memberships
- Socialist Workers Party, Workers' Party, Socialist Party of America
- Influenced By
- Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser
- Influenced
- Norman Mailer, Studs Terkel
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Carmel High School | — | General | — | — | United States |
Mt. Carmel High School
General
Country:
United States
Catholic high school in Chicago
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Emerson-Thoreau Medal | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1973 | St. Louis Literary Award | — | — | Saint Louis University Library Associates | 受賞 |
Emerson-Thoreau Medal
1979
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
St. Louis Literary Award
1973
Organization:
Saint Louis University Library Associates
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Studs Lonigan
1932 Naturalistic novelA trilogy depicting the life of a young Irish-American working-class man in Chicago's South Side.
working classIrish Catholicfrustrationmoral degeneration
Adaptations
- [Film] Studs Lonigan (1960)
- [TV series] Studs Lonigan (1979)
Bibliography
- Young Lonigan (1932)
- The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan (1934)
- Judgment Day (1935)
Adaptations
- Studs Lonigan trilogy film (1960), TV series (1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismnaturalismdetailed social description
- Recurring Motifs
- South Side Irish community in Chicagoworking-class lifespiritual and intellectual shortcomings
Legacy
A key figure in American naturalist literature, known for the Studs Lonigan trilogy depicting Chicago's working class, ranked on Modern Library's 100 best novels.
Archives
- The Newberry Library
- University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
In Popular Culture
- Studs Terkel took the name 'Studs' from Studs Lonigan
Quotes
-
Studs Lonigan and the Failure of History in Mass Society
Source: American Quarterly (1977)
Trivia
- Born into a large Irish-American family
- Wrote daily 3,000 words quota inspired Norman Mailer
- Active in Trotskyist politics