The Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2005) Nominee
Jim Harrison
ジム・ハリソン
Jimu Harison
Aliases:
James Harrison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-12-11 （Grayling, Michigan）
- Died
- 2016-03-26 （Patagonia, Arizona） age 78
- Nationality
- United States, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Zen Buddhism
- Residence History
- Patagonia, Arizona → Livingston, Montana → Grand Marais, Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1960-2016
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- Arthur Rimbaud, Walt Whitman, W.B. Yeats, Gary Snyder, Sergei Yesenin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | — | Comparative Literature | B.A., M.A. | 1959-1964 | United States |
| Stony Brook University | — | English | — | 1965-1966 | United States |
Michigan State University
Comparative Literature
Degree:
B.A., M.A.
Period:
1959-1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Stony Brook University
English
Period:
1965-1966
Country:
United States
Assistant Professor of English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Mark Twain Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Induction into American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 選出 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1969
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Mark Twain Award
1990
Result:
受賞
Induction into American Academy of Arts and Letters
2007
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Legends of the Fall
1979 NovellaTrilogy of novellas, including the epic tale of a father and three sons in the Rocky Mountains around World War I.
NatureFamilyWar
Adaptations
- [Film] Legends of the Fall / Edward Zwick (1994)
Translations
- French, Spanish, etc.
Dalva
1988 NovelA woman's search for her son given up for adoption and his father in rural Nebraska.
FamilyNative AmericansNature
Adaptations
- [TV Movie] Dalva (1996)
Translations
- Multiple languages
Bibliography
- Wolf: A False Memoir
- A Good Day to Die
- Farmer
- Warlock
- Sundog
- True North
- Plain Song
Adaptations
- Legends of the Fall (1994 film)
- Revenge (1990 film)
- Wolf (1994 film)
Translations of Works
- Spanish, French, Greek, Chinese, Russian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich in natural descriptionConcise and powerful proseFrequent use of novella form
- Recurring Motifs
- Nature and wildernessFood and travelZen influencesMidwestern landscapes
Health
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Blindness in left eye幼少期Influenced his poetry; described in early poem such as 'Sketch for A Job Application Blank'
Legacy
Prolific American writer hailed as master of the novella, exploring nature and human connections in poetry, novels, and essays. Works translated into multiple languages and adapted into films.
Archives
- Grand Valley State University (Allendale, Michigan)
In Popular Culture
- Appeared in Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations and Parts Unknown
Quotes
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The dream that I could write a good poem, a good novel, or even a good movie for that matter, has devoured my life.
Source: Off to the Side (2002) -
My left eye is blind and jogs like a milky sparrow in its socket...
Source: Plain Song (1965)
Trivia
- Lost sight in left eye due to childhood accident
- Wife Linda died in 2015; two daughters
- Died of heart failure at his desk while writing a poem
- Received $30,000 from Jack Nicholson to write Legends of the Fall