Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
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Peter LaSalle
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Peter LaSalle
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Austin, Texas, USA (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, travel essayist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- University of Texas at Austin (Department of English; Michener Center for Writers)
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges (possible influence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | B.A. | 1965–1969 | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | — | M.A. | 1969–1972 | United States |
Harvard University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1965–1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United States
University of Chicago
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1969–1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction | Tell Borges If You See Him | — | University of Georgia Press (Flannery O'Connor Award) | 受賞 |
| — | Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction | What I Found Out About Her | — | University of Notre Dame Press (Richard Sullivan Prize) | 受賞 |
| — | Antioch Review Award for Distinguished Prose | — | — | The Antioch Review | 受賞 |
| — | O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Awards | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | フェローシップ（受給） |
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
2007
Work:
Tell Borges If You See Him
Organization:
University of Georgia Press (Flannery O'Connor Award)
Result:
受賞
Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction
Work:
What I Found Out About Her
Organization:
University of Notre Dame Press (Richard Sullivan Prize)
Result:
受賞
Antioch Review Award for Distinguished Prose
Organization:
The Antioch Review
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
Organization:
O. Henry Awards
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
フェローシップ（受給）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The World Is a Book, Indeed
2020 travel essaysA collection of essays on travel, reading, and writing that explores relationships between literature and place.
travelreadingliterature and place
Sleeping Mask: Fictions
2017 short fictionA collection of short fictions that blur the boundaries between dream and reality.
dreamsrealityidentity
The City at Three P.M.: Writing, Reading, and Traveling
2015 essays / travel writingAn essay collection on cities, writing, reading, and travel, reflecting on the relationship between urban spaces and literature.
citiestravelliterary reflection
What I Found Out About Her
2014 short storiesA short story collection exploring American dreaming and interior lives, where imagination and reality intersect.
dreamingAmerican societymemory
Mariposa's Song
2012 novelA novel about personal history, music, and memory focusing on characters' interior lives and pasts.
memorymusicfamily
Tell Borges If You See Him
2007 short storiesA short story collection with Borgesian motifs and dreams; rich in literary references and awarded the Flannery O'Connor Award.
literary allusiondreamsfantasy
Hockey Sur Glace
1996 short storiesA collection of short stories touching on sports and human relationships, characterized by vignettes of everyday life.
sportshuman relationships
Strange Sunlight
1984 novelAn early novel that shows formative elements of LaSalle's narrative practice.
early workcharacter study
The Graves of Famous Writers, and Other Stories
1980 short storiesA short story collection dealing with writers and literary themes, including stories about writers' graves and literary tradition.
writersliteraturetradition
Bibliography
- The World Is a Book, Indeed (2020)
- Sleeping Mask: Fictions (2017)
- The City at Three P.M.: Writing, Reading, and Traveling (2015)
- What I Found Out About Her (2014)
- Mariposa's Song (2012)
- Tell Borges If You See Him (2007)
- Hockey Sur Glace (1996)
- Strange Sunlight (1984)
- The Graves of Famous Writers, and Other Stories (1980)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- blend of dream and reality with fantastic elementsconcise storytelling centered on short fictionfrequent literary allusion and metafictional touches
- Recurring Motifs
- dreamswriters and literaturetravelmemorysports (notably hockey)
Legacy
Peter LaSalle is an American contemporary writer known for his short fiction and travel essays, notable for rich literary allusion and dream motifs. As a long-serving university teacher, he has also contributed to mentoring newer writers.
Trivia
- Born in 1947 (living).
- Susan Taylor McDaniel Regents Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award and multiple other literary honors.