Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2009) Winner
Rajiv Joseph
ラジーヴ・ジョセフ
Rajiv Joseph
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-06-16 （Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. → Oxford, Ohio, U.S. → Senegal → New York City, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- playwright
- Active Years
- 2006-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami University | — | Creative Writing | BA | — | United States |
| New York University | Tisch School of the Arts | Dramatic Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Miami University
Creative Writing
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Member of the Men's Glee Club and the Cheezies
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
/ Dramatic Writing
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo | Drama | Columbia University | finalist |
| 2018 | Obie Award | Describe the Night | Best New American Play | Village Voice | winner |
| 2009 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2010
Work:
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Category:
Drama
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
finalist
Obie Award
2018
Work:
Describe the Night
Category:
Best New American Play
Organization:
Village Voice
Result:
winner
Whiting Award
2009
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
2009 DramaA fantastical drama set in the Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq War, featuring a philosophical tiger.
warphilosophylanguage
Guards at the Taj
2015 DramaTwo guards witness the creation of the Taj Mahal.
loyaltybeautyviolence
Gruesome Playground Injuries
2009 DramaA lifelong relationship marked by injuries and reunions.
loveinjurytime
Bibliography
- Huck & Holden
- All This Intimacy
- The Leopard and the Fox
- Animals Out of Paper
- Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Gruesome Playground Injuries
- The North Pool
- The Monster at the Door
- The Lake Effect
- Guards at the Taj
- Mr. Wolf
- Describe the Night
- Archduke
- King James
- Letters of Suresh
- Dakar 2000
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- complex dialoguefantastical elementsracial and cultural outsider perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- intercultural tensionidentityviolence and beauty
Legacy
One of the leading contemporary American playwrights, known as a Pulitzer finalist and Obie Award winner. His Peace Corps experience in Senegal profoundly influenced his writing.
Trivia
- Served three years in the Peace Corps in Senegal, which shaped his writing career.
- Mother of French and German ancestry; father a Malayali from Kerala, South India.