Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award
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Edition 22 (2006) Winner
Mark Helprin
マーク・ヘルプリン
Māku Herupurin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-06-28 （Manhattan, New York City）
- Nationality
- United States, Israel
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Residence History
- Manhattan, New York City → Ossining, New York → British West Indies → Earlysville, Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, News commentator, Soldier
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Claremont Institute, American Academy in Rome, Council on Foreign Relations
- Memberships
- Council on Foreign Relations, American Academy in Rome
- Influenced By
- Dante, Shakespeare, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Literature | BA | 1965-1969 | United States |
| Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | — | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | MA | 1969-1972 | United States |
| Princeton University | — | Graduate School | — | 1970年代 | United States |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | — | — | 1976-1977 | United Kingdom |
Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1965-1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Degree:
MA
Period:
1969-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Master of Arts
Princeton University
Graduate School
Period:
1970年代
Country:
United States
Postgraduate study
Magdalen College, Oxford
Period:
1976-1977
Country:
United Kingdom
Postgraduate study
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | National Jewish Book Award | Ellis Island and Other Stories | — | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
| — | Prix de Rome | — | — | American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1997 | World Fantasy Award for Best Novella | A City in Winter | Best Novella | World Fantasy Awards | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award | — | — | Tulsa Library Trust | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Salvatori Prize | — | — | Claremont Institute | 受賞 |
National Jewish Book Award
1981
Work:
Ellis Island and Other Stories
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Prix de Rome
Organization:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
1997
Work:
A City in Winter
Category:
Best Novella
Organization:
World Fantasy Awards
Result:
受賞
Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award
2006
Organization:
Tulsa Library Trust
Result:
受賞
Salvatori Prize
2010
Organization:
Claremont Institute
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Winter's Tale
1983 Fantasy novelA fantastical tale of early 20th century life in New York City.
LoveMagicNew York
A Soldier of the Great War
1991 Historical novelThe story of a soldier during World War I in Italy.
WarArtLife
Refiner's Fire
1977 Adventure novelThe life and adventures of Marshall Pearl, a foundling.
AdventureIdentity
Bibliography
- A Dove of the East and Other Stories
- Refiner's Fire
- Ellis Island and Other Stories
- Winter's Tale
- Swan Lake
- A Soldier of the Great War
- Memoir from Antproof Case
- A City in Winter
- The Veil of Snows
- The Pacific and Other Stories
- Freddy and Fredericka
- Digital Barbarism
- In Sunlight and in Shadow
- Paris in the Present Tense
- The Ocean and the Stars
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalFantasticalTraditional
- Recurring Motifs
- New YorkWarLoveNature
Legacy
American-Israeli novelist known for fantastical and lyrical works, also a conservative commentator.
Trivia
- Served in Israeli Ground Forces and Air Force.
- Criticized effects of coffee in his works.
- Lives on a farm in Virginia.