Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1986) Winner
Padgett Powell
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Padgett Powell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-04-25 （Gainesville, Florida）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Gainesville, Florida
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- University of Florida
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | National Book Award | Edisto | — | National Book Foundation | nomination |
| 1986 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Rome Fellowship in Literature | — | — | The American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2011 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | You & Me | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
National Book Award
1984
Work:
Edisto
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
nomination
Whiting Award
1986
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Rome Fellowship in Literature
1987
Organization:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2011
Work:
You & Me
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 93 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Edisto
1984 NovelDebut novel in the Southern literary tradition.
Southern culture
Edisto Revisited
1996 NovelSequel to Edisto.
Southern literature
You & Me
2012 NovelOne of his most recent major novels.
Bibliography
- Edisto (1984)
- A Woman Named Drown (1987)
- Edisto Revisited (1996)
- Mrs. Hollingsworth's Men (2000)
- The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? (2009)
- You & Me (2012)
- Typical (1991)
- Aliens of Affection (1998)
- Cries for Help, Various (2015)
- Indigo (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Southern literary traditionHumorous and quirky style
- Recurring Motifs
- Southern cultureHuman relationships
Legacy
Known as an important novelist in American Southern literature, gained attention with debut Edisto, nominated and won several awards. Taught at University of Florida.