O. Henry Award
2 appearances
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Edition 17 (1935) Winner
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Edition 23 (1941) Winner
Kay Boyle
ケイ・ボイル
Kay Boyle
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1902-02-19 （St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.）
- Died
- 1992-12-27 （Mill Valley, California, U.S.） age 90
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cincinnati, Ohio → New York City, New York → Paris, France → Austria → England → Germany → Rowayton, Connecticut → Mill Valley, California
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet, educator, translator, editor, political activist
- Active Years
- 1922-1992
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shipley School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Ohio Mechanics Institute (University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science) | Architecture | — | — | — | United States |
| Cincinnati Conservatory of Music | Music | Violin | — | — | United States |
The Shipley School
Country:
United States
Attended the exclusive boarding school
Ohio Mechanics Institute (University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science)
Architecture
Country:
United States
Studied architecture
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Music
/ Violin
Country:
United States
Studied violin
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞（複数回） |
| 1935 | O. Henry Award | The White Horses of Vienna | — | O. Henry Awards | 受賞 |
| 1941 | O. Henry Award | Defeat | — | O. Henry Awards | 受賞 |
| 1980 | National Endowment for the Arts fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | 受賞（生涯にわたる文学への貢献） |
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞（複数回）
O. Henry Award
1935
Work:
The White Horses of Vienna
Organization:
O. Henry Awards
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
1941
Work:
Defeat
Organization:
O. Henry Awards
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
1980
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Result:
受賞（生涯にわたる文学への貢献）
Awards & Nominations
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1986) Winner
Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 54 (1989, held 4 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award
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Edition 101 (1989, held 5 times in year) Achievement Award
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Edition 214 (1989, held 6 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
Death of a Man
1936 Novel (political realism)A novel attacking the rising threat of Nazism, dealing with political themes and personal conflicts.
anti-fascismintersection of personal and political
The White Horses of Vienna and Other Stories
1936 Short story collectionA collection of short stories set in interwar Europe exploring relationships and the impact of war.
war and occupationhuman relationshipsfemale perspective
Generation Without Farewell
1960 NovelA work addressing postwar culture and generational conflicts.
generational issuescultural change
Short Stories
1929 Short story collectionAn early collection published by Black Sun Press including stories from her Paris expatriate period.
loveartist communitypersonal exploration
Bibliography
- Short Stories (Black Sun Press, 1929)
- The White Horses of Vienna and Other Stories (1936)
- Death of a Man (1936)
- Generation Without Farewell (1960)
- The Underground Woman (1975)
Translations by Author
- Don Juan (translation of Joseph Delteil)
- The Devil in the Flesh (translation of Raymond Radiguet)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernist expressionlyrical yet direct narrationdepictions that intersect the personal and political
- Recurring Motifs
- love and losspower and oppressioneffects of war
Legacy
Kay Boyle connected personal experience and political concerns in 20th-century American literature and was a notable member of the expatriate literary community in Paris. She published numerous novels, stories, poems and translations; many of her papers are held at the Morris Library at Southern Illinois University. She was also active as a political activist, supporting civil rights, anti-nuclear efforts and protests against the Vietnam War.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Archives
- Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Kay Boyle letters collection)
- Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin) holdings
- Manuscripts and correspondence at Texas Tech University Special Collections
Trivia
- Member of the 1920s Paris expatriate literary community; early work published by Black Sun Press.
- Winner of multiple O. Henry Awards (1935, 1941).
- Was blacklisted during McCarthyism in the 1950s and lost positions as a result.
- Published more than 40 books across genres including novels, poetry, children's books and translations.
- Major papers and manuscripts are held at the Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
- Credited with ghostwriting 'Yellow Dusk' attributed to Bettina Bedwell.