PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2009) Runner-up
Matthew Quick
マシュー・クイック
Matthew Quick
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973-10-23 （Camden, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oaklyn, New Jersey → Haddonfield, New Jersey → Massachusetts → Outer Banks, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, High school teacher
- Active Years
- 2008-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingswood High School | — | High school | — | — | United States |
| La Salle University | English literature | English literature and secondary education | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| Goddard College | — | Creative writing | MFA | — | United States |
Collingswood High School
High school
Country:
United States
La Salle University
English literature
/ English literature and secondary education
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
Goddard College
Creative writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PEN/Hemingway Award | The Silver Linings Playbook | — | PEN America | finalist |
| 2013 | TIME 100 | — | — | TIME | finalist |
| 2013 | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | — | — | La Salle University | 受賞 |
PEN/Hemingway Award
2009
Work:
The Silver Linings Playbook
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
finalist
TIME 100
2013
Organization:
TIME
Result:
finalist
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
2013
Organization:
La Salle University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Silver Linings Playbook
2008 Adult novelA story of a man with mental illness finding redemption.
Mental healthHopeFamily
Adaptations
- [Film] Silver Linings Playbook / David O. Russell (2012)
Boy 21
2012 Young adult novelA young adult story about basketball.
FriendshipLossIdentity
Sorta Like a Rockstar
2010 Young adult novelAdaptations
- [Film] All Together Now (2020)
Bibliography
- The Silver Linings Playbook (2008)
- Sorta Like a Rockstar (2010)
- Boy 21 (2012)
- Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (2013)
- The Good Luck of Right Now (2014)
- Love May Fail (2015)
- Every Exquisite Thing (2016)
- The Reason You're Alive (2017)
- We Are the Light (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emotionally charged narrativeHumorous realistic depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Mental illnessRedemptionSports
Legacy
New York Times bestselling author known for film-adapted works.
In Popular Culture
- Widely known through the film Silver Linings Playbook.
Trivia
- Shares name with an artist.