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第16回(2021年) Winner
Kirstin Valdez Quade
カースティン・ヴァルデス・クウェイド
Kirstin Valdez Quade
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Albuquerque, New Mexico → Southwestern United States → Australia → Stanford, California (study/teaching) → Princeton, New Jersey (faculty) → Eugene, Oregon (MFA)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Professor
- 活動期間
- 2009年〜
- 所属
- Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Michigan (visiting professor)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Exeter Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Oregon | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | Won |
| — | Narrative Prize | “Nemecia” | — | Narrative Magazine | Won |
| 2014 | PEN / O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Prize | Won |
| 2014 | 5 Under 35 (National Book Foundation) | Night at the Fiestas | Young authors | National Book Foundation | Won |
| 2015 | John Leonard Prize (National Book Critics Circle) | Night at the Fiestas | — | National Book Critics Circle | Won |
| 2016 | Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction | Night at the Fiestas | — | Center for Fiction | Won |
| 2021 | Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | The Five Wounds | First Novel | Center for Fiction | Won |
| 2022 | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | The Five Wounds | Fiction | American Library Association (RUSA) | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Aspen Words Literary Prize | The Five Wounds | — | Aspen Words | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Lambda Literary Award (Lesbian Fiction) | The Five Wounds | Lesbian Fiction | Lambda Literary | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | VCU Cabell First Novelist Award | The Five Wounds | — | Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) | Shortlisted |
受賞・候補エディション
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第47回(2022年) Nominee
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第101回(2023年) Winner受賞作: After Hours at the Acacia Park Pool
"After Hours at the Acacia Park Pool" is a short story selected for the O. Henry Prize 2023 anthology. In a compact sequence of scenes, it captures shifts in relationships and emotional tension.
A sharp short story included in the O. Henry Prize 2023 anthology.
short storyrelationshipsemotional tension
作品
代表作
Night at the Fiestas
2015年 Short story collection (Fiction)A debut short story collection set in New Mexico exploring family, race, class, and coming-of-age. The stories offer intimate portrayals of characters and complex family relationships.
The Five Wounds
2021年 Novel (Fiction)A novel about family, faith, and sacrifice set in a Latino community in New Mexico, following the pain and hopes of its protagonist and family.
全著作
- Night at the Fiestas: Stories (2015). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393242980
- The Five Wounds (2021). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393242836
作風・主題
- 文体
- Delicate, restrained proseClose psychological focus on charactersRealist depiction of setting
- 頻出モチーフ
- Family rituals and conflictsReligious symbolism (faith and ritual)The land and landscape of New Mexico
評価・遺産
Quade has been highly acclaimed for both her short stories and novel, known for delicate portrayals of family, ethnicity, and class. She has won and been shortlisted for multiple literary awards and is regarded as an important contemporary American voice.
引用
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"legitimate masterpieces"
出典: The New York Times (review of Night at the Fiestas) (2015年)
豆知識
- Born to a white father and a Hispanic mother.
- Was a Wallace Stegner Fellow from 2009–2011.
- Has taught as a Jones Lecturer at Stanford and held faculty positions including at Princeton.