Edward Lewis Wallant Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2001) Winner
Myla Goldberg
マイラ・ゴールドバーグ
Myla Goldberg
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-11-19 （Laurel, Maryland, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Laurel, Maryland, U.S. → Prague, Czech Republic → Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, musician
- Active Years
- 1996-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland) | — | — | — | 1985-1989 | United States |
| Oberlin College | English | English major | BA | 1992-1996 | United States |
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland)
Period:
1985-1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Winner of a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards while in high school.
Oberlin College
English
/ English major
Degree:
BA
Period:
1992-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Graduated with a major in English.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | — | — | Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | winner |
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
1989
Organization:
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2001) Runner-up
Works
Major Works
Bee Season
2000 novelA novel portraying the breakdown of a family and the spiritual explorations of its children amid a series of spelling bees.
familyreligion and spiritualityidentity
Adaptations
- [film] Bee Season (film) / Scott McGehee & David Siegel (2005)
Wickett's Remedy
2005 novelA novel set during the 1918 influenza epidemic, exploring the turmoil of the era and personal struggles.
pandemichistoricalfamily and loss
The False Friend
2010 novelDescribes a woman whose memory is jogged, causing her to revisit a tragic event in her youth; about memory, hometowns and the adults children become.
memoryhometowntrauma
Feast Your Eyes
2019 novelA more recent novel dealing with themes of vision, memory and desire.
visionmemorydesire
Bibliography
- Bee Season (2000)
- Wickett's Remedy (2005)
- The False Friend (2010)
- Feast Your Eyes (2019)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Bee Season (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed character portrayalcalm, observational narrationjuxtaposition of humor and pathos
- Recurring Motifs
- family disintegration and reformationmemory and the influence of the pastreligious/spiritual inquiry
Legacy
Myla Goldberg gained international recognition with Bee Season; the novel's film adaptation and references in popular music (e.g. The Decemberists) have extended her cultural impact. Critics have praised her character work and treatment of spiritual themes.
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in The Decemberists' song "Song for Myla Goldberg"
Quotes
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"It's about memory, hometowns and the adults children turn into."
Source: Interview (The Plain Dealer, 2009) (2009)
Trivia
- An accomplished amateur musician who plays banjo and accordion.
- Her name appears in The Decemberists' song "Song for Myla Goldberg."
- Won a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards while in high school.