Edward Lewis Wallant Award
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Edition 31 (2004) Winner
Jonathan Rosen
ジョナサン・ローゼン
Jonathan Rosen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Manhattan, New York City, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Editor, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- The Jewish Daily Forward (English edition), Nextbook (editorial director), The Free Press (editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | 博士課程在籍（取得せず中退） | — | United States |
Yale University
Country:
United States
Graduated from Yale University (specific degree and year not specified)
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
博士課程在籍（取得せず中退）
Country:
United States
Began graduate studies toward a PhD in English but dropped out to pursue writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography | The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography
2024
Work:
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Eve's Apple
1997 NovelA novel exploring family, guilt, and representations of women.
familyethicswomen
The Talmud and the Internet
2000 Essay / Cultural commentaryNonfiction examining parallels between Talmudic modes of thought and internet culture.
Jewish thoughttechnologyculture
Joy Comes in the Morning
2004 NovelA novel featuring a woman rabbi protagonist who struggles with perceptions of women rabbis.
religiongendercommunity
The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature
2008 Nature / NonfictionA work reflecting on human relationships with nature through birding.
natureornithologyenvironmental ethics
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
2023 Memoir / NonfictionA memoir about Rosen's friendship with Michael Laudor, exploring schizophrenia and societal responses to mental illness.
mental illnessfriendshiplaw and medicine
Bibliography
- Eve's Apple (1997)
- The Talmud and the Internet (2000)
- Joy Comes in the Morning (2004)
- The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature (2008)
- The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions (2023)
- Various essays and New Yorker contributions (e.g., "The birds: why the passenger pigeon became extinct", 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, fact-driven nonfiction balanced with narrative fictionAnalytical yet lyrical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- birds and natureJudaism and Talmudic modes of thoughtfriendship and mental illness
Legacy
An author noted for contributions to Jewish-American literature, nature writing, and accounts of mental illness; active as a magazine/newspaper editor. Recently drew attention as a Pulitzer finalist for The Best Minds.
Trivia
- Born in 1963 (exact birthdate not specified in provided source)
- Resident of Manhattan, New York City
- Created and ran the arts section for the English edition of The Jewish Daily Forward for about 10 years
- Has served as editorial director of Nextbook
- His 2023 book The Best Minds was a Pulitzer Prize finalist
- Hired as an editor at The Free Press in 2024