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第2回（1976年） Winner
Judith Guest
ジュディス・ゲスト
Judisu Gesuto
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1936-03-29 （Detroit, Michigan, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Detroit, Michigan (birth) → Royal Oak, Michigan (grew up) → Edina, Minnesota (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Teacher
- 活動期間
- 1976年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | College of Education | English and Psychology | BA | — | United States |
University of Michigan
College of Education
/ English and Psychology
学位:
BA
国:
United States
Member of Sigma Kappa sorority while attending
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize | Ordinary People | — | — | 受賞 |
Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize
対象作品:
Ordinary People
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Ordinary People
1976年 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
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Ordinary People / Robert Redford (1980)
Second Heaven
1982年 Literary fictionA novel depicting adolescents confronting family crises and coming of age.
adolescencefamilycoming of age
Killing Time in St. Cloud
1988年 MysteryA mystery co-authored with Rebecca Hill, dealing with a crime affecting a local community.
crimecommunity
Errands
1997年 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年 Mystery / Literary fictionA novel loosely based on a real unsolved crime in Michigan, exploring the impact of crime on a community.
crimecommunitysearch for truth
全著作
- 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)
翻案
- Ordinary People — 1980 film (directed by Robert Redford)
作風・主題
- 文体
- realistic, psychologically focused proserestrained narrative voice
- 頻出モチーフ
- family crisesadolescent conflictloss and recovery
評価・遺産
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.
大衆文化への影響
- The film adaptation of Ordinary People helped broaden public discussion of family therapy and mental health.
豆知識
- 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.