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Loyd Harry Little

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Loyd Harry Little

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1940-09-12 （United States）
Died
2020-10-17 （United States） age 80
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, academic
Active Years
1962-2020

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Country: United States
Graduate of the university.

Awards

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
1976
Work: Parthian Shot
Organization: Hemingway Foundation/PEN
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Parthian Shot

1975 Novel

A debut novel rooted in the Vietnam War experience, depicting how a soldier's wartime experiences cast long shadows over his life.

Vietnam Warwar traumaSouthern society

In the Village of the Man

1988 Novel

A work that examines tensions between community and the individual, focusing on relationships and the shadows of the past.

communityindividual and the past

Roll On Sugaree

2013 Novel

A later work that uses Southern landscapes and character studies to portray life's vicissitudes, containing elements of short and medium-length fiction.

Southern landscapelife's vicissitudes

Bibliography

  • Parthian Shot
  • In the Village of the Man
  • Roll On Sugaree

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realistic depictionwar literature perspectivenarration rooted in Southern imagination
Recurring Motifs
war experiencehomecomingmemory and trauma

Legacy

Loyd Little won the inaugural Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in 1976 for his 1975 debut Parthian Shot and is regarded as an important voice in Vietnam War literature, noted for linking Southern landscapes with wartime experience.

Trivia

  • Joined the Green Berets (U.S. Army Special Forces) in 1962 and served in the Vietnam War.
  • Taught fiction writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Won the inaugural Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award in 1976.