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Michael Shaara

マイケル・シャラ

Maikeru Shaara

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-06-23 （Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.）
Died
1988-05-05 （Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.） age 59
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
Residence History
Jersey City, New Jersey → Tallahassee, Florida

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1952-1988
Affiliations
Florida State University
Memberships
Theta Chi

Education

Rutgers University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1951
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: United States
Joined Theta Chi fraternity

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1975
Work: The Killer Angels
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Killer Angels

1974 Historical fiction

A historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg.

American Civil WarLeadership dilemmas
Adaptations
  • [Film] Gettysburg / Ronald F. Maxwell (1993)

For Love of the Game

1991 Sports fiction

Story of a baseball player.

SportsLove
Adaptations
  • [Film] For Love of the Game / Sam Raimi (1999)

Bibliography

  • The Broken Place (1968)
  • The Killer Angels (1974)
  • The Noah Conspiracy (1981)
  • For Love of the Game (1991)
  • Soldier Boy (1982, short story collection)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed historical depictionExploration of human psychology
Recurring Motifs
WarHeroes

Health

  • Heart attack
    36歳時および1988年
    Recovered initially but died from it.

Legacy

Known for Pulitzer Prize win; son Jeffrey Shaara is also a novelist. Michael Shaara Award established.

Archives

  • Broward County Library Michael Shaara Papers

In Popular Culture

  • Gettysburg film adaptation

Trivia

  • Son of Italian immigrant.
  • Former amateur boxer and police officer.