James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 25 (1943) Winner
Mary Lavin
メアリー・ラヴィン
Mary Lavin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1912-06-10 （Walpole, Massachusetts）
- Died
- 1996-03-25 age 83
- Nationality
- Irish, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- East Walpole, Massachusetts (birthplace) → Athenry, County Galway, Ireland → Dublin, Ireland → Abbey Farm, County Meath, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1939-1996
- Affiliations
- Aosdána
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Influenced By
- Lord Dunsany, Virginia Woolf
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto College, St Stephen's Green | — | French | — | — | Ireland |
| University College Dublin | English and French | — | BA, MA | 1930年代 | Ireland |
Loreto College, St Stephen's Green
French
Country:
Ireland
Taught French there
University College Dublin
English and French
Degree:
BA, MA
Period:
1930年代
Country:
Ireland
Studied Virginia Woolf (PhD studies abandoned)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Tales from Bective Bridge | フィクション | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Katherine Mansfield Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Honorary Doctorate (UCD) | — | — | University College Dublin | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Saoi of Aosdána | — | — | Aosdána | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1942
Work:
Tales from Bective Bridge
Category:
フィクション
Result:
受賞
Katherine Mansfield Prize
1961
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1959
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1961
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate (UCD)
1968
Organization:
University College Dublin
Result:
受賞
Saoi of Aosdána
1993
Organization:
Aosdána
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tales from Bective Bridge
1942 Short story collectionA collection of ten short stories about life in rural Ireland.
Rural lifeWomen's perspectives
The House in Clewe Street
1945 NovelA novel about an Irish family.
FamilyCatholicism
Mary O'Grady
1950 NovelA novel featuring an Irish woman.
WomenWidowhood
Bibliography
- Tales from Bective Bridge (1942)
- The Long Ago (1944)
- The House in Clewe Street (1945)
- The Becker Wives (1946)
- At Sallygap (1947)
- Mary O'Grady (1950)
- A Single Lady (1951)
- The Patriot Son (1956)
- A Likely Story (1957)
- Selected Stories (1959)
- The Great Wave (1961)
- In the Middle of the Fields (1967)
- Happiness (1969)
- The Second Best Children in the World (1972)
- Collected Stories (1971)
- A Memory and Other Stories (1973)
- The Shrine and Other Stories (1977)
- A Family Likeness and Other Stories (1985)
- In a Cafe: Selected Stories (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Introspective female narrativesRealismCatholic sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- WidowhoodRural Irish lifeWomen's concernsCatholic faith
Legacy
Pioneer in Irish short stories and novels, regarded as a key figure in women's writing, noted for widowhood themes. Honored with Mary Lavin Place in Dublin.
Archives
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Special Collections (Mary Lavin Papers)
- Binghamton University Libraries, Mary Lavin Collection
In Popular Culture
- Mary Lavin Place named in Dublin (2021, opens 2024).
Trivia
- Born only child, moved to Ireland at age 9.
- First published story 'Miss Holland' in 1939.
- Father approached Lord Dunsany for mentorship.
- Raised three daughters while managing family farm.
- Widowed twice.
- One daughter literary editor of Irish Times; granddaughter novelist Kathleen MacMahon.