Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1986) Winner
Mona Simpson
モナ・シンプソン
Mona Simpson
Aliases:
Mona Jandali
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-06-14 （Green Bay, Wisconsin）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Green Bay, Wisconsin → Los Angeles → New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, creative writing professor
- Active Years
- 1986-2023
- Affiliations
- UCLA, Bard College
- Nominations
- PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist (2001, Off Keck Road)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | College of Letters and Science | English | BA | 1970年代後半 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Creative Writing | MFA | 1980年代初頭 | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
College of Letters and Science
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1970年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
Studied poetry
Columbia University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1980年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Editor at Paris Review
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Whiting Award | Anywhere But Here | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize | Off Keck Road | — | Chicago Tribune | 受賞 |
| 2001 | PEN/Faulkner Award | Off Keck Road | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | ファイナリスト |
Whiting Award
1986
Work:
Anywhere But Here
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
2001
Work:
Off Keck Road
Organization:
Chicago Tribune
Result:
受賞
PEN/Faulkner Award
2001
Work:
Off Keck Road
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Anywhere But Here
1986 NovelA mother-daughter road trip from the Midwest to Los Angeles, drawing from autobiographical elements, exploring American myths and yearnings.
family relationshipsAmerican Dreammother-daughter bond
Adaptations
- [Film] Anywhere But Here / Wayne Wang (1999)
The Lost Father
1992 NovelA daughter's search for her father, based on the author's own experience.
family reunionidentityfatherhood
Off Keck Road
2000 NovelPortrays decades in the lives of three Midwestern women.
women's livesMidwestern Americafriendship
Bibliography
- Anywhere But Here (1986)
- The Lost Father (1992)
- A Regular Guy (1996)
- Off Keck Road (2000)
- My Hollywood (2010)
- Casebook (2014)
- Commitment (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- drawn from life experiencesfamily-centered narrativesrealism
- Recurring Motifs
- family complexitiessearch for identityAmerican society
Legacy
Known as Steve Jobs' sister, acclaimed for novels exploring family dynamics and American life, with awards like Whiting Award.
In Popular Culture
- Husband Richard Appel named Simpsons character Mona Simpson after her
Quotes
-
A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs
Source: The New York Times (2011)
Trivia
- Biological younger sister of Steve Jobs
- Namesake for Mona Simpson in The Simpsons
- Daughter of Abdulfattah Jandali