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第3回（1995年） Winner
Rick Bass
リック・バス
Rikku Basu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1958-03-07 （Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Houston (grew up) → Fort Worth, Texas (birthplace) → Yaak Valley, Montana (residence and conservation work) → Maine (teaching at Stonecoast MFA program)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Environmental activist, Teacher, Geologist (former), Wildlife biologist (former)
- 活動期間
- 1980年〜
- 所属
- University of Texas at Austin (teaching/lectures), Beloit College (teaching/lectures), University of Montana (teaching/lectures), Pacific University (teaching/lectures), Montana State University (teaching/lectures), Iowa State University (teaching/lectures), Stonecoast MFA (Maine, low-residency program), Yaak Valley Forest Council (board member)
- 所属団体
- Yaak Valley Forest Council (board member)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State University | College of Science | Geology (focus in Wildlife) | 理学士 (B.S.) | 1976–1980 | United States |
Utah State University
College of Science
/ Geology (focus in Wildlife)
学位:
理学士 (B.S.)
期間:
1976–1980
卒業年:
1980
国:
United States
Studied petroleum geology with a focus on wildlife
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Story Prize | For a Little While: New and Selected Stories | — | The Story Prize | Winner |
| 1995 | James Jones Literary Society First Novel Fellowship | Where the Sea Used to Be (novel in progress) | — | James Jones Literary Society | Winner |
| 2006 | The Story Prize (finalist) | The Lives of Rocks (stories) | — | The Story Prize | Finalist |
| 2008 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Autobiography, finalist) | Why I Came West (A Memoir) | Autobiography / Memoir | National Book Critics Circle | Finalist |
| — | General Electric Younger Writers Award | — | — | General Electric | Winner |
| — | PEN/Nelson Algren Award (Special Citation) | — | — | PEN | Special citation |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellowship |
The Story Prize
2016
対象作品:
For a Little While: New and Selected Stories
主催:
The Story Prize
結果:
Winner
James Jones Literary Society First Novel Fellowship
1995
対象作品:
Where the Sea Used to Be (novel in progress)
主催:
James Jones Literary Society
結果:
Winner
The Story Prize (finalist)
2006
対象作品:
The Lives of Rocks (stories)
主催:
The Story Prize
結果:
Finalist
National Book Critics Circle Award (Autobiography, finalist)
2008
対象作品:
Why I Came West (A Memoir)
部門:
Autobiography / Memoir
主催:
National Book Critics Circle
結果:
Finalist
General Electric Younger Writers Award
主催:
General Electric
結果:
Winner
PEN/Nelson Algren Award (Special Citation)
主催:
PEN
結果:
Special citation
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
Fellowship
受賞・候補エディション
The Story Prize
2回登壇
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第3回（2006年） Nominee
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第13回（2016年） Winner
作品
代表作
For a Little While: New and Selected Stories
2016年 Short story collectionA collection of new and selected stories focusing on nature, place, and the human relationship to the environment.
NaturePlaceEnvironmental conservationHuman-animal relationships
The Lives of Rocks
2006年 Short story collectionA collection of short stories that interweave geological elements, landscapes, and the lives of people connected to those places.
GeologySense of placeMemory
Where the Sea Used to Be
1999年 NovelA novel exploring land, environment, family, and memory, reflecting Bass's attention to landscape and human relationships.
Landscape changeFamilyEnvironment
Why I Came West
2008年 Memoir / NonfictionA memoir recounting Bass's life, literary development, and his reasons for moving west and connecting deeply to place.
MemoirMigrationRelationship with nature
The Deer Pasture
1996年 Nonfiction (essays)An essay collection focused on nature, wildlife, and land conservation.
WildlifeConservationSeasons
全著作
- The Watch: Stories
- Platte River
- In the Loyal Mountains
- The Sky, The Stars, The Wilderness
- Fiber
- Where the Sea Used to Be
- The Hermit's Story
- The Diezmo
- The Lives of Rocks
- Nashville Chrome
- All the Land to Hold Us
- For a Little While: New and Selected Stories
- The Deer Pasture
- Wild to the Heart
- Oil Notes
- Winter: Notes from Montana
- The Ninemile Wolves
- The Lost Grizzlies
- The Book of Yaak
- The Black Rhinos of Namibia
作風・主題
- 文体
- Lyrical, realistic prose with emphasis on natural descriptionConcise and evocative narrative style
- 頻出モチーフ
- NatureSense of placeAnimalsConservation and environmental issues
評価・遺産
Rick Bass is recognized as a writer and activist with deep insight into nature and place; his stories and essays have influenced contemporary American environmental literature. His papers are held in multiple university archives, and he remains active in education and conservation.
関連学会
- James Jones Literary Society (award affiliation)
資料所蔵先
- Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community, and the Natural World (Texas Tech University)
- Wittliff Collections (Texas State University–San Marcos)
- MSS 8192 (L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University)
豆知識
- Born 1958 in Fort Worth; grew up in Houston.
- Holds a B.S. in Geology (focus in Wildlife) from Utah State University.
- Worked as a petroleum geologist and wildlife biologist before becoming a writer.
- Moved to the Yaak Valley in Montana and has been active in local conservation efforts against roads and logging.
- Winner of The Story Prize in 2016.
- Papers held at Texas Tech University and Texas State University collections.
- Married Elizabeth Hughes Bass in 1987; divorced in 2015; two children.
- Teaches in the Stonecoast MFA low-residency program.