The Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2007) Winner
Jim Shepard
ジム・シェパード
Jimu Shepādo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bridgeport, Connecticut → Williamstown, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1983-2025
- Affiliations
- Williams College
- Influenced By
- James Joyce
- Nominations
- National Book Award nomination (2007, Like You'd Understand, Anyway)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Brown University | — | — | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
Brown University
Degree:
M.F.A.
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Massachusetts Book Award | Project X | — | Massachusetts Center for the Book | Winner |
| 2007 | Story Prize | Like You'd Understand, Anyway | — | The Story Prize | Winner |
| 2016 | Rea Award for the Short Story | — | — | — | Winner |
Massachusetts Book Award
2005
Work:
Project X
Organization:
Massachusetts Center for the Book
Result:
Winner
Story Prize
2007
Work:
Like You'd Understand, Anyway
Organization:
The Story Prize
Result:
Winner
Rea Award for the Short Story
2016
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 90 (2011) Winner
Sophie Brody Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Project X
2004 NovelA novel about two boys planning a catastrophic school incident, exploring the costs of ethical passivity.
Ethical passivityDestructionYouth
Like You'd Understand, Anyway
2007 Short story collectionA collection of short stories based on historical events like Chernobyl and the 1964 Alaska earthquake.
Historical eventsHuman failureScience
The Book of Aron
2015 NovelA historical novel from the perspective of a Jewish boy during the Holocaust.
HolocaustSurvivalPowerlessness
The World to Come
2017 Short story collectionCollection of short stories with diverse viewpoints.
HistoryLoveLoss
Adaptations
- [Film] The World to Come / Mona Fastvold (2020)
Bibliography
- Flights
- Paper Doll
- Lights Out in the Reptile House
- Kiss of the Wolf
- Nosferatu
- Project X
- The Book of Aron
- Phase Six
- Batting against Castro
- Love and Hydrogen
- Like You'd Understand, Anyway
- You Think That's Bad
- The World to Come
Translations by Author
- Non c'è ritorno (Italian collection)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Extensive historical researchDiverse nationalities' perspectivesEvents-driven plotsIn medias res endings
- Recurring Motifs
- Costs of ethical passivityHumanity through historical events
Legacy
Jim Shepard is renowned for his meticulously researched fiction that delves into historical events and ethical dilemmas from varied perspectives. He teaches creative writing and film at Williams College and has won awards like the Story Prize.
Trivia
- His wife Karen Shepard is also a novelist.
- Editorial board member of The Common literary magazine.
- O. Henry Award winner.