Whiting Awards
1回登壇
-
第2回（1986年） Winner
Kent Haruf
ケント・ハルフ
Kento Harufu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1943-02-24 （Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.）
- 死没
- 2014-11-30 （Salida, Colorado, U.S.） 71歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Methodist (family background)
- 居住地歴
- Pueblo, Colorado → Cañon City, Colorado → Iowa City, Iowa → Madison, Wisconsin → Murphysboro, Illinois → Salida, Colorado
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Teacher
- 活動期間
- 1984年〜2014年
- 所属
- Nebraska Wesleyan University (faculty), Southern Illinois University Carbondale (faculty)
- 影響を受けた人物
- William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Anton Chekhov, John Irving
- ノミネート
- 1999 - Plainsong, National Book Award (finalist), 2014 - Benediction, Folio Prize (shortlisted)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | — | English | BA | 1961–1965 | United States |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | 1971–1973 | United States |
| University of Kansas (attended, withdrew) | — | Graduate English | — | 1965–1966 | United States |
Nebraska Wesleyan University
English
学位:
BA
期間:
1961–1965
卒業年:
1965
国:
United States
Originally studied biology, switched to English and graduated
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Creative Writing (MFA)
学位:
MFA
期間:
1971–1973
卒業年:
1973
国:
United States
Completed MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop
University of Kansas (attended, withdrew)
Graduate English
期間:
1965–1966
国:
United States
Withdrew during second semester
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | The Tie That Binds | — | PEN America | Runner-up |
| 1986 | Whiting Award | — | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | Won |
| 1999 | Book Sense Award (Indies Choice) | Plainsong | — | Indies Choice / American Booksellers Association | Shortlisted |
| 1999 | National Book Award (Fiction) | Plainsong | Fiction | National Book Foundation | Shortlisted |
| 2000 | Alex Awards | Plainsong | — | American Library Association (YALSA) | Won |
| 2005 | Book Sense Award (Indies Choice) | Eventide | — | Indies Choice / American Booksellers Association | Shortlisted |
| 2005 | Colorado Book Award | Eventide | — | Colorado Humanities | Won |
| 2005 | Lange-Taylor Prize | West of Last Chance (High Plains) | — | Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University | Won |
| 2006 | Dos Passos Prize | — | — | Dos Passos Prize organization | Won |
| 2012 | Wallace Stegner Award | — | — | Center of the American West, University of Colorado | Won |
| 2014 | Folio Prize | Benediction | — | The Folio Prize organization | Shortlisted |
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1984
対象作品:
The Tie That Binds
主催:
PEN America
結果:
Runner-up
Whiting Award
1986
部門:
Fiction
主催:
Whiting Foundation
結果:
Won
Book Sense Award (Indies Choice)
1999
対象作品:
Plainsong
主催:
Indies Choice / American Booksellers Association
結果:
Shortlisted
National Book Award (Fiction)
1999
対象作品:
Plainsong
部門:
Fiction
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Shortlisted
Alex Awards
2000
対象作品:
Plainsong
主催:
American Library Association (YALSA)
結果:
Won
Book Sense Award (Indies Choice)
2005
対象作品:
Eventide
主催:
Indies Choice / American Booksellers Association
結果:
Shortlisted
Colorado Book Award
2005
対象作品:
Eventide
主催:
Colorado Humanities
結果:
Won
Lange-Taylor Prize
2005
対象作品:
West of Last Chance (High Plains)
主催:
Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
結果:
Won
Dos Passos Prize
2006
主催:
Dos Passos Prize organization
結果:
Won
Wallace Stegner Award
2012
主催:
Center of the American West, University of Colorado
結果:
Won
Folio Prize
2014
対象作品:
Benediction
主催:
The Folio Prize organization
結果:
Shortlisted
受賞・候補エディション
-
第26回（2006年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Tie That Binds
1984年 Fiction (novel)Follows Edith Goodnough, an elderly resident of Holt County, focusing on small-town ties and a suspicion that upends lives.
small-town communityloneliness and connectionmorality and judgment
Where You Once Belonged
1990年 Fiction (novel)Centers on Jack Burdette, a former athlete, exploring nostalgia, belonging, and the costs of community life.
returning homehuman frailtyalienation from community
Plainsong
1999年 Fiction (novel)A linked, ensemble novel set in the fictional town of Holt, following teachers, a pregnant teenager, and isolated rancher brothers; celebrated for spare prose and humane portrayals.
beauty of ordinary lifefamily and surrogate familiesgoodness and responsibility
映像化・舞台化
- [Television film] Plainsong (TV film) (2004)
- [Stage] Plainsong (stage) (2008)
翻訳
- Plainsong
Eventide
2005年 Fiction (novel)A direct sequel to Plainsong, following the residents of Holt as their lives continue, emphasizing quiet daily life and human decency.
ongoing ordinary lifeforgiveness and carecommunity bonds
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage] Eventide (stage) (2010)
Benediction
2013年 Fiction (novel)Focuses on 'Dad' Lewis, owner of the Holt hardware store, in his final months; addresses death, forgiveness, and the town's relation to broader events.
confronting deathforgivenessdignity of the ordinary
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage] Benediction (stage) (2015)
Our Souls at Night
2015年 Fiction (novel)A short novel about two widowed neighbors who begin spending nights together to stave off loneliness; deals with late-life love, loneliness, and dignity.
late-life lovelonelinessmutual care
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Our Souls at Night (film) / Ritesh Batra (2017)
翻訳
- Our Souls at Night
West of Last Chance (High Plains)
2008年 Nonfiction / Photographic essay (collaboration)A collaboration with photographer Peter Brown documenting the High Plains through photographs and text.
land and memoryregional landscape
全著作
- The Tie That Binds (1984)
- Where You Once Belonged (1990)
- Plainsong (1999)
- Eventide (2005)
- West of Last Chance / High Plains (2008)
- Benediction (2013)
- Our Souls at Night (2015)
翻案
- Plainsong adapted as a TV film (2004) and stage play (2008)
- Our Souls at Night adapted as a film (2017, dir. Ritesh Batra)
- Several works adapted for the stage by the Denver Center Theatre Company
作品の翻訳
- Plainsong (Japanese translation)
- Our Souls at Night (Japanese translation)
- Benediction (Japanese translation)
- Plainsong / Our Souls at Night (Italian translations contributed to renewed popularity in Italy)
作風・主題
- 文体
- spare, restrained proseelegant yet unadorned descriptionplainspoken narrative voice
- 頻出モチーフ
- small-town communitybeauty of ordinary lifedeath and agingfamily and surrogate familiesgoodness and responsibility
健康
-
Cleft lip (congenital)幼少期Underwent surgery in childhood; early experience may have informed his empathy in character portrayals
-
Interstitial lung disease (diagnosed 2014)2014年 - 2014年（最終）Diagnosed incurable in early 2014; wrote his final novel while ill and died later that year from the condition.
評価・遺産
Widely regarded as one of Colorado's finest novelists for his spare, humane portrayals of small-town life. Praised for universal insight and quiet prose; translations and adaptations have sustained and expanded his readership after his death.
資料所蔵先
- The Huntington Library (holds Kent Haruf's papers and drafts)
大衆文化への影響
- Plainsong gained wider recognition through a TV film (2004) and stage adaptations
- Our Souls at Night film (2017), starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, attracted international attention
- Reappraised in Italy after translations, becoming a bestseller there
引用
-
In an interview he said, "I can fumble my way through interviews—but I'd much rather leave myself out of it... I prefer to be anonymous."
出典: Interview cited in The New York Times (1999年) -
In essays he wrote that he wanted to achieve "what Chekhov did, to show the beauty and the significance of ordinary people and ordinary moments."
出典: Granta (essay) (2014年)
豆知識
- Wrote using a manual typewriter.
- For Plainsong he would obscure his eyes and produce a stream-of-consciousness first draft, then add punctuation in later drafts.
- Served in the Peace Corps teaching English in Turkey.
- Had surgery for a cleft lip as a child.