Whiting Awards
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Edition 17 (2001) Winner
Matthew Klam
マシュー・クラム
Matthew Klam
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Magazine journalist
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University, American University, University of Michigan, Stockholm University, St. Albans School, Stony Brook Southampton
- Memberships
- Advisory Board of the Writers Studio
- Nominations
- Nominated for Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (Who Is Rich?)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire | — | Philosophy | — | — | United States |
| Hollins College | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United States |
University of New Hampshire
Philosophy
Country:
United States
Hollins College
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | PEN/Robert Bingham Prize | Sam the Cat and Other Stories | デビュー短編集 | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | フィクション執筆 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2002 | National Endowment for the Arts Grant | — | 文学フェローシップ（散文） | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | O. Henry Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
PEN/Robert Bingham Prize
2001
Work:
Sam the Cat and Other Stories
Category:
デビュー短編集
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2008
Category:
フィクション執筆
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
2002
Category:
文学フェローシップ（散文）
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sam the Cat and Other Stories
2001 Short story collectionThroughout the collection, Klam demonstrates his mastery of the fine art of irony, exposing the nerve endings of his complex, often tormented, sometimes funny, characters, while allowing the reader to make his or her own judgments.
ironycomplex charactershuman relationships
Who Is Rich?
2017 NovelA very funny, very frank, and often shocking book … a book-long meditation on the nature of a marriage under the stress of children and financial pressures.
marriageinfidelitymidlife crisis
Bibliography
- Sam the Cat and Other Stories
- Who Is Rich?
- European Wedding
- Experiencing Ecstasy
- Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail
- Adina, Astrid, Chipewee, Jasmine
- The Other Party
- Henry Winkler Breaks the Curse of Stardom
- Hi Daddy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mastery of ironyFunny, frank, and shocking styleExploration of complicated themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Marriage under stressMidlife strugglesFinancial and familial pressures
Legacy
American fiction writer known for short stories and novels, recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship, Whiting Award, and others. Featured in The New Yorker and praised by critics for irony and insight into human relationships.