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第44回（2019年） Honorable Mention
Nico Walker
ニコ・ウォーカー
Niko Wōkā
別名:
Nicholas Walker
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1985-04-19 （United States）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Atlanta → Las Vegas → Cleveland → Oxford, Mississippi
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Former US Army soldier, Former combat medic
- 活動期間
- 2018年〜2024年
- ノミネート
- 2019 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award shortlist
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carroll University | — | — | — | 中退 | United States |
John Carroll University
期間:
中退
国:
United States
Dropped out
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Cherry
2018年 Semi-autobiographical novelA semi-autobiographical novel about a young man who enlists in the Army, serves in Iraq, returns with PTSD, becomes addicted to opiates, and robs banks.
Horrors of warAddictionPTSDBank robbery
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Cherry / Joe and Anthony Russo (2021)
全著作
- Cherry (2018)
翻案
- Cherry (2021 film, directed by Russo brothers, starring Tom Holland)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Raw and direct prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- War traumaAddiction
健康
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)軍帰還後Led to opiate addiction and bank robberies
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Major depressive disorder軍帰還後Exacerbated mental suffering
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Heroin and Oxycodone addiction軍帰還後～2010年代初頭Funded bank robberies leading to incarceration
評価・遺産
Debut novel Cherry, written in prison, became a bestseller and was adapted into a film. Hailed as the first great novel of the opioid epidemic.
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation directed by Russo brothers starring Tom Holland
豆知識
- Served over 250 combat missions in Iraq
- Bank robber who used book proceeds to repay banks
- Released from prison in 2019
- Former lead singer of band Safari