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Nancy Bauer

ナンシー・バウアー

Nanshī Bauer

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1934-07-07 (Chelmsford, Massachusetts)
国籍
Canadian, American
言語
English
居住地歴
Chelmsford, Massachusetts (birth) → Fredericton, New Brunswick (moved 1965)

経歴

職業
writer, editor, publisher (chapbooks), founder of writers' workshop, writer-in-residence
活動期間
1956年〜
所属
Maritime Writers Workshop (founder), University of New Brunswick (writer-in-residence), Cape Cod Writers Conference (participant/teacher), Bemidji State University (participant/teacher)
所属団体
Writers' Union of Canada

学歴

Mount Holyoke College
Department of English
学位: B.A.
卒業年: 1956
国: United States
Received B.A. in English

受賞歴

CBC Literary Competition (2nd prize)
1982
主催: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
結果: 受賞(第2位)
Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts
1999
主催: Alden Nowlan Award committee (New Brunswick)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Flora, Write this Down

1982年 Literature

A collection of short pieces blending local memory and personal experience, written in a lyrical, observational style.

regional lifememoryeveryday scenes

Wise Ears

1985年 Literature

Explores human relationships through observations about sound, conversation, and listening.

communicationrelationshipsobservation

The Opening Eye

1988年 Literature

A collection of essays and short pieces focusing on vision and awareness.

awarenessvisionintrospection

Samara, the Wholehearted

1991年 Literature

Centers on the character Samara and examines wholeheartedness, sincerity, and devotion.

sinceritycharacter studydevotion

The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard

1994年 Literature

A set of stories about Mr. Gerard's inner life and strange occurrences, occasionally incorporating fantastical elements.

inner lifeabsurdityfantasy

全著作

  • Flora, Write this Down (1982)
  • Wise Ears (1985)
  • The Opening Eye (1988)
  • Samara, the Wholehearted (1991)
  • The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard (1994)
  • Newspaper columns and essays (e.g. contributions to the Telegraph-Journal)

作風・主題

文体
observational, lyrical narrationregionalist depictionessayistic prose with quiet introspection
頻出モチーフ
coastal and maritime lifecraft and handworkmemory and personal history

評価・遺産

A significant contributor to the literary scene of Canada's Maritime region as a writer and editor. She supported regional writers through chapbook publishing, founding the Maritime Writers Workshop, and serving as writer-in-residence at universities.

関連学会

  • Writers' Union of Canada (associated)

資料所蔵先

  • University of New Brunswick archives (possible holdings related to her residency/work)

豆知識

  • Born Nancy Luke.
  • Published 25 New Brunswick chapbooks between 1967 and 1983.
  • Founded the Maritime Writers Workshop.
  • Was married to writer Bill Bauer; he died in 2010.