Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1 appearances
Mary Clyde
メアリー・クライド
Mearii Kuraido
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-02-19 （Provo, Utah, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Provo, Utah
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1977-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Utah | — | — | MA | — | United States |
| Vermont College | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Brigham Young University
Country:
United States
University of Utah
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Received MA
Vermont College
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Received MFA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | Survival Rates | — | University of Georgia Press | 受賞 |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
1999
Work:
Survival Rates
Organization:
University of Georgia Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Survival Rates
2001 Short storyA collection of short stories exploring small-town life, family relationships and moments of hope and wit. Praised by The New York Times.
FamilySmall-town lifeHopeWit
Bibliography
- Survival Rates. W. W. Norton & Company. 2001.
- "Krista had a Treble Clef Rose", in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best 1999.
- "Jumping", in Dispensation: Latter-Day Fiction (2010).
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, insightful short-story styleBlend of humor and intelligence in narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Domestic tensionsFaint moments of hope in everyday lifeDepictions of provincial communities
Legacy
Known for her short fiction, winner of the 1999 Flannery O'Connor Award and author of Survival Rates, which received positive reviews including praise from The New York Times for its intelligence and wit.
Archives
- WorldCat (OCLC)
Quotes
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Clyde's writing has many strengths, but the greatest one is her ability to transform a shallow experience into something resembling hope. That she does so with intelligence and wit makes this collection as good as they get.
Source: The New York Times (article by Karen Karbo) (1999)
Trivia
- She is the mother of five children: Emily Clyde Curtis, Sarah, Rachel Jones, David, and Thomas.
- Winner of the 1999 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction.