Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1976) Winner
Judith Guest
ジュディス・ゲスト
Judisu Gesuto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1936-03-29 （Detroit, Michigan, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Detroit, Michigan (birth) → Royal Oak, Michigan (grew up) → Edina, Minnesota (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1976-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | College of Education | English and Psychology | BA | — | United States |
University of Michigan
College of Education
/ English and Psychology
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Member of Sigma Kappa sorority while attending
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize | Ordinary People | — | — | 受賞 |
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
Work:
Ordinary People
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ordinary People
1976 Literary fictionA novel about a family coping with tragedy and its aftermath, focusing on the psychological recovery of a young man and the rifts within his family.
familyadolescencemental recovery
Adaptations
- [Film] Ordinary People / Robert Redford (1980)
Second Heaven
1982 Literary fictionA novel depicting adolescents confronting family crises and coming of age.
adolescencefamilycoming of age
Killing Time in St. Cloud
1988 MysteryA mystery co-authored with Rebecca Hill, dealing with a crime affecting a local community.
crimecommunity
Errands
1997 Literary fictionA work that explores human interiority through small everyday events and family relationships; contains elements of short-story collection.
everyday lifefamily
The Tarnished Eye
2004 Mystery / Literary fictionA novel loosely based on a real unsolved crime in Michigan, exploring the impact of crime on a community.
crimecommunitysearch for truth
Bibliography
- Ordinary People (1976)
- Second Heaven (1982)
- Killing Time in St. Cloud (with Rebecca Hill) (1988)
- The Mythic Family (essay) (1988)
- Errands (1997)
- The Tarnished Eye (2004)
Adaptations
- Ordinary People — 1980 film (directed by Robert Redford)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic, psychologically focused proserestrained narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- family crisesadolescent conflictloss and recovery
Legacy
Ordinary People was adapted into a major film and received wide attention; Guest is regarded as an important American novelist for her portrayals of family psychology.
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of Ordinary People helped broaden public discussion of family therapy and mental health.
Trivia
- She is a great-niece of poet Edgar Guest.
- She was married for nearly 50 years to her college sweetheart Larry LaVercombe (1936–2009).
- She lives in Edina, Minnesota.