American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第19回（1998年） Winner
Nancy Rawles
ナンシー・ロールズ
Nancy Rawles
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- playwright, novelist, teacher
- 活動期間
- 1997年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Journalism | Department of Journalism | 学士 | — | United States |
Northwestern University
Journalism
/ Department of Journalism
学位:
学士
国:
United States
Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism. Studied playwriting in Chicago and later with teachers and programs in Los Angeles (Inner City Cultural Center, The Hansberry Project).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Alex Awards | My Jim | — | American Library Association (YALSA) | Winner |
| 2006 | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction) | My Jim | Fiction | Hurston/Wright Foundation | Winner |
| 1998 | American Book Award | Love Like Gumbo | — | Before Columbus Foundation | Winner |
| 2009 | Seattle Reads selection | My Jim | — | Seattle Public Library | Selected |
| 1998 | Washington State Governor's Writers Award | — | — | State of Washington | — |
| 2000 | Astraea Foundation, Claire of the Moon Award for Fiction | — | Fiction | Astraea Foundation | — |
| 2005 | Booklist: Editors' Choice — Adult Books for Young Adults | My Jim | — | Booklist | Selected |
| 2007 | Artist Trust Fellowship (Fiction) | — | Fellowship | Artist Trust | — |
Alex Awards
2006
対象作品:
My Jim
主催:
American Library Association (YALSA)
結果:
Winner
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)
2006
対象作品:
My Jim
部門:
Fiction
主催:
Hurston/Wright Foundation
結果:
Winner
American Book Award
1998
対象作品:
Love Like Gumbo
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
Winner
Seattle Reads selection
2009
対象作品:
My Jim
主催:
Seattle Public Library
結果:
Selected
Washington State Governor's Writers Award
1998
主催:
State of Washington
Astraea Foundation, Claire of the Moon Award for Fiction
2000
部門:
Fiction
主催:
Astraea Foundation
Booklist: Editors' Choice — Adult Books for Young Adults
2005
対象作品:
My Jim
主催:
Booklist
結果:
Selected
Artist Trust Fellowship (Fiction)
2007
部門:
Fellowship
主催:
Artist Trust
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Love Like Gumbo
1997年 Fiction
identityfamilycommunity
Crawfish Dreams
2003年 Fiction
relationshipsmemoryself-discovery
My Jim
2005年 Historical fiction / Reimagined narrativeA reimagining of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn told from Jim's perspective. The novel centers on slavery and its aftermath, memory, and identity.
slaverymemoryidentityfreedom
全著作
- Love Like Gumbo
- Crawfish Dreams
- My Jim
作風・主題
- 文体
- narrative focused on distinct voicesexploratory treatment of historical perspectives
- 頻出モチーフ
- memoryidentityfamily and communityrace and history
評価・遺産
Nancy Rawles is recognized for reworking historical events and canonical stories from alternative perspectives; notably My Jim received critical attention and awards. She is acknowledged for contributions to African American literature and for experimental narrative voice.
大衆文化への影響
- My Jim selected for the Seattle Public Library's 'Seattle Reads' program (2009)
豆知識
- Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism.
- Studied playwriting in Chicago and Los Angeles; worked with C. Bernard Jackson and others.
- My Jim won an Alex Award (2006) and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2006).
- Love Like Gumbo is listed as an American Book Award recipient (1998) (citation needed).
- Contributor to the Female Sexual Ethics Project at Brandeis University.