Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1971) Winner
Michael Meyer
マイケル・メイヤー
Maikaru Meiyā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- :2024-12-04 （Minnesota）
- Died
- :null age 2024
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Baptized in 2024
- Residence History
- Pittsburgh → London → Beijing
Career
- Occupations
- Travel writer, Professor of English
- Active Years
- 2024-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh
- Influenced By
- Adam Hochschild, Maxine Hong Kingston
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | — | Education | BS | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Writing | — | — | United States |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Education
Degree:
BS
Year of Graduation:
2024
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Writing
Year of Graduation:
2024
Country:
United States
Studied writing under Adam Hochschild and Maxine Hong Kingston
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOLTZBRINCK FELLOW | — | — | American Academy in Berlin | Winner |
| 2017 | Lowell Thomas Award | In Manchuria | Best Travel Book | — | Winner |
| 2015 | Lowell Thomas Award | In Manchuria | Best Travel Book | — | Winner |
| 2016 | National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar award | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities | Winner |
| 2014 | Fellow, National Committee on US-China Relations Public Intellectuals Program | — | — | National Committee on US-China Relations | Fellow |
| 2011 | Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center residency | — | — | Rockefeller Foundation | Residency |
| 2010 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Fellow |
| 2010 | Fellow, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers | — | — | New York Public Library | Fellow |
| 2009 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2005 | Lowell Thomas Award | — | Excellence in travel writing | — | Winner |
HOLTZBRINCK FELLOW
2024
Organization:
American Academy in Berlin
Result:
Winner
Lowell Thomas Award
2017
Work:
In Manchuria
Category:
Best Travel Book
Result:
Winner
Lowell Thomas Award
2015
Work:
In Manchuria
Category:
Best Travel Book
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar award
2016
Organization:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Result:
Winner
Fellow, National Committee on US-China Relations Public Intellectuals Program
2014
Organization:
National Committee on US-China Relations
Result:
Fellow
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center residency
2011
Organization:
Rockefeller Foundation
Result:
Residency
Guggenheim Fellowship
2010
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Fellow
Fellow, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers
2010
Organization:
New York Public Library
Result:
Fellow
Whiting Award
2009
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Lowell Thomas Award
2005
Category:
Excellence in travel writing
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
2009 Travel literatureA nonfiction account of life in Beijing's vanishing hutongs.
China's urbanizationBeijing's traditional culture
In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China
2015 Travel literatureExploration of rural transformation in Manchuria.
Rural ChinaModernization
The Road to Sleeping Dragon: Learning China from the Ground Up
2017 Travel literatureLearning China from the ground up.
Chinese cultureLocal life
Bibliography
- The Last Days of Old Beijing
- In Manchuria
- The Road to Sleeping Dragon
Translations of Works
- The Last Days of Old Beijing published in mainland China in 2013
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Nonfiction travelogueDetailed on-site descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- China's transformationTradition vs modernity
Legacy
American travel writer known for books on China's urban and rural transformations. Professor at University of Pittsburgh, recipient of multiple awards including Guggenheim and Whiting.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared on This American Life
Trivia
- Served in Peace Corps in China in 1995
- Avid long-distance runner
- Trained UNESCO World Heritage managers in China