Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) Winner
Jennine Capó Crucet
ジェニン・カポー・クルセト
Jennine Capó Crucet
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Miami, Florida, United States → Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Associate Professor
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Associate Professor of English and Ethnic Studies)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | College of Arts and Sciences | English and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Minnesota | Graduate School | Creative Writing (MFA) | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Cornell University
College of Arts and Sciences
/ English and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
University of Minnesota
Graduate School
/ Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | O. Henry Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Iowa Short Fiction Prize | How to Leave Hialeah | — | University of Iowa Press | 受賞 |
| — | John Gardner Book Award | How to Leave Hialeah | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2024 | L.A. Times Book Prize (Fiction) | Say Hello to My Little Friend | フィクション | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
O. Henry Award
Result:
受賞
Iowa Short Fiction Prize
Work:
How to Leave Hialeah
Organization:
University of Iowa Press
Result:
受賞
John Gardner Book Award
Work:
How to Leave Hialeah
Result:
受賞
L.A. Times Book Prize (Fiction)
2024
Work:
Say Hello to My Little Friend
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How to Leave Hialeah
2009 Short story collectionA short story collection focused on experiences of growing up Cuban-American in a working-class neighborhood of Miami, exploring family, immigration and identity.
ImmigrationFamilyIdentityClass
Make Your Home Among Strangers
2015 NovelA novel portraying young people confronting cultural and class differences via college and other settings, highlighting the shocks and isolation experienced by first-generation college students.
EducationFirst-generation college studentsClassCultural friction
My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education
2019 Essays / MemoirA collection of essays reflecting on race, privilege and the author's experiences in predominantly white spaces, questioning assimilation and white supremacy.
RacePrivilegeEducationAssimilation
Say Hello to My Little Friend
2024 NovelA 2024 novel about Cuban heritage, migration, motherhood, and the heartbreaking way young men drift through life searching for meaning; received positive critical response.
MigrationFamilyMotherhoodYoung men's search for meaning
Bibliography
- How to Leave Hialeah (2009)
- Make Your Home Among Strangers (2015)
- My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education (2019)
- Say Hello to My Little Friend (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist, sharp character-driven proseDirect engagement with social issues (race, class, immigration)A blend of humor and poignancy
- Recurring Motifs
- Immigrant experienceFamily and alienationEducation and upward mobilitySearch for identity
Legacy
Jennine Capó Crucet brings Cuban-American experiences to literature, addressing race, class and immigration across short stories, novels and essays. She is respected by both academic and general audiences and exerts influence in educational contexts.
Quotes
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"an impossible-to-define but highly digestible novel about Cuban heritage, migration, motherhood and the heartbreaking way young men float through life lost and desperate for meaning"
Source: The New York Times (review) (2024)
Trivia
- Incorporates experiences of growing up Cuban-American in a working-class Miami neighborhood into much of her work.
- In 2019 a controversy erupted when students at Georgia Southern University burned a copy of her book after a Q&A (the book burned was My Time Among the Whites).
- Won the John Gardner Book Award for the short story collection How to Leave Hialeah.