Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1985) Winner
Raymond Abbott
レイモンド・アボット
Reimondo Abbotto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-04-21 （Newburyport, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newburyport, Massachusetts → Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota → Louisville, KY
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Author, Social worker, Elementary school teacher, Community development director
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Authors Guild
- Memberships
- Authors Guild
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | 1965 | United States |
| University of Kentucky | — | Graduate studies | — | 1967-1968 | United States |
University of Massachusetts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
Amherst
University of Kentucky
Graduate studies
Period:
1967-1968
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Whiting Award | — | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 1979 | NEA Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Recipient |
Whiting Award
1985
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
NEA Grant
1979
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Death Dances: Two Novellas on North American Indians
1979 FictionTwo novellas on North American Indians
North American IndiansSioux tribe
That Day in Gordon
1986 NovelA novel set in Gordon
Indian reservation
Black Hills Summer
2003 FictionSummer story in Black Hills
IndiansSummer
My Life Among the Indians
2005 FictionLife among Indians
Life among Indians
Crazy Horse's Bones
2014 FictionStory about Crazy Horse's bones
Crazy HorseIndians
Bibliography
- John Marvin; Raymond Abbott (1979). Death dances: two novellas on North American Indians.
- That day in Gordon: a novel (1986)
- Black Hills Summer (2003)
- My Life Among the Indians (2005)
- Indian Stories (2006)
- Crazy Horse's Bones (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Storytelling-focused
- Recurring Motifs
- North American IndiansSioux reservation
Legacy
Known for novels on North American Indians. Whiting Award winner.
Quotes
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Much of my inspiration ... for my first three novels came from living for several years on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota.... My interest is to become a good story teller.
Source: Contemporary Authors Online (2001)
Trivia
- Volunteered at Rosebud Indian Reservation