PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2019) Honorable Mention
Nico Walker
ニコ・ウォーカー
Niko Wōkā
Aliases:
Nicholas Walker
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1985-04-19 （United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Atlanta → Las Vegas → Cleveland → Oxford, Mississippi
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Former US Army soldier, Former combat medic
- Active Years
- 2018-2024
- Nominations
- 2019 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carroll University | — | — | — | 中退 | United States |
John Carroll University
Period:
中退
Country:
United States
Dropped out
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cherry
2018 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
Adaptations
- [Film] Cherry / Joe and Anthony Russo (2021)
Bibliography
- Cherry (2018)
Adaptations
- Cherry (2021 film, directed by Russo brothers, starring Tom Holland)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Raw and direct prose
- Recurring Motifs
- War traumaAddiction
Health
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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
Legacy
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.
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation directed by Russo brothers starring Tom Holland
Trivia
- 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