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Peggy Payne

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Peggy Payne

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性別
女性
生誕
1949 (Wilmington, North Carolina)
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
North Carolina

経歴

職業
writer, journalist, consultant to writers
活動期間
1970年〜2024年

学歴

Duke University
卒業年: 1970
国: United States

受賞歴

Sherwood Anderson Award
2003
結果: winner
IPPY Award
2014
対象作品: Cobalt Blue
部門: Visionary Fiction
結果: winner
NEH grant
対象作品: fiction study at Berkeley
主催: NEH
結果: recipient
Indo-American Fellowship
対象作品: Sister India
結果: recipient
North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship
主催: North Carolina Arts Council
結果: recipient

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Cobalt Blue

2013年 Visionary Fiction

An artist is overwhelmed by a spiritual and physical experience that turns her life upside down. Set in Pinehurst, NC, and New Orleans.

sex and spiritualitycompulsionsobsessions

Sister India

2002年 Novel

A morbidly obese American woman living in India hiding from the life she tried to escape in North Carolina.

self-discoveryIndian culture

Revelation

1988年 Novel

A calm minister in Chapel Hill, NC hears God speaking while grilling. Faces decision to go public or keep secret.

faithrevelation

The Healing Power of Doing Good

1991年 Non-fiction

Argues helping others mitigates pain, reduces hostility, etc. Introduces 'helper's high'.

altruismhealth

Doncaster

1997年 Non-fiction

Depicts a women's clothing company helping individuals develop style and meet goals.

personal developmentstyle

作風・主題

文体
Focuses on the intersection of sex and spirituality
頻出モチーフ
religionspirituality

評価・遺産

Writer dealing with religion and spirituality. Books published in multiple countries, awards won.

引用

  • I found as I began work on this project... it became an important piece of my life's work.
    出典: Doncaster: A Legacy of Personal Style (1997年)

豆知識

  • Married to psychologist Bob Dick.
  • Graduated from Duke University in 1970.