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Edition 78 (1998) Winner
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Edition 100 (2022) WinnerWork: Face Time
A story about connection at a distance and the limits of digital presence.
A story about connection at a distance and the limits of digital presence.
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Lorrie Moore
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Lorrie Moore
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-01-13 (Glens Falls, New York, U.S.)
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Critic, Essayist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (Professor), Vanderbilt University (Professor), Cornell University (Instructor/Visiting), Baruch College (Writer-in-Residence), University of Michigan (MFA visiting faculty), Princeton University (Lecturer), New York University (Lecturer)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters (Fellow)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Cornell University | M.F.A. (Creative Writing) | Creative Writing | MFA | 1980–1983 | United States |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | O. Henry Award | People Like That Are the Only People Here | — | O. Henry Award | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Irish Times International Fiction Prize | Birds of America | — | The Irish Times | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Rea Award for the Short Story | — | — | Rea Award | 受賞(功労賞) |
| 2006 | Election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 選出(会員) |
| 2010 | PEN/Faulkner Award (finalist) | A Gate at the Stairs | — | PEN/Faulkner | 候補(最終候補) |
| 2010 | Women's Prize for Fiction (Orange Prize) (finalist) | A Gate at the Stairs | — | Women's Prize for Fiction | 候補(最終候補) |
| 2014 | Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (shortlisted) | Bark | — | Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award | ショートリスト |
| 2014 | The Story Prize (finalist) | Bark | — | The Story Prize | 候補(最終候補) |
| 2023 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) | I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home | フィクション | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2016 | James Merrill Invited Fellow | — | — | James Merrill House | フェロー |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 120 (2001) Winner
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Edition 141 (2001, held 4 times in year) Fellowship
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Edition 25 (2005) Winner
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Edition 11 (2014) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Self-Help
1985 Short story collectionA collection based largely on her master's thesis at Cornell, containing stories that sharply observe young women and interpersonal relationships.
Anagrams
1986 Novel (experimental)An experimental novel whose unconventional form received mixed critical responses.
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
1994 NovelA woman on vacation recalls an intense adolescent friendship; the novel contrasts memories of youth with present life.
Birds of America
1998 Short story collectionA New York Times bestseller collection of short stories portraying varied characters and pivotal moments in life.
The Forgotten Helper
1987 Children's bookA children's tale about an elf left behind by Santa who must help a badly behaved child become good before next Christmas.
A Gate at the Stairs
2009 NovelA coming-of-age novel set in post-9/11 America following a 20-year-old Midwestern woman's personal growth and relationships.
Bark
2014 Short story collectionA collection of stories about disappointments and fraught relationships; it was shortlisted for several awards.
I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home
2023 NovelA recent novel praised for its distinctive voice and intense, affecting prose.
Bibliography
- Self-Help (1985)
- Anagrams (1986)
- The Forgotten Helper (1987)
- Like Life (1990)
- Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (1994)
- Birds of America (1998)
- The Collected Stories (2008)
- A Gate at the Stairs (2009)
- Bark (2014)
- See What Can Be Done (2018)
- Collected Stories (2020)
- I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Witty narrative voiceIrony and humor blended into proseConversational and precise description
- Recurring Motifs
- LonelinessFamily and relationshipsLoss and reminiscence
Legacy
Lorrie Moore is regarded as a major figure in contemporary short fiction, celebrated for a voice that blends wit and pathos. Her collections and novels have had sustained influence on American literature.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Archives
- Possible archival material at University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Possible materials at Vanderbilt University
Quotes
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"Validation is for parking tickets."
Source: The New Yorker (interview) (2020)
Trivia
- Full name is Marie Lorena Moore.
- At 19 she won Seventeen magazine's fiction contest.
- Her story "Raspberries" was published in January 1977.