Aga Khan Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1994) Winner
Rick Moody
リック・ムーディ
Rikku Mūdi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-10-18 （New York City, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Grew up in Connecticut suburbs (Darien, New Canaan, etc.) → Brooklyn, New York → Dutchess County, New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, essayist, composer, professor
- Active Years
- 1992-2025
- Influenced By
- Grace Paley, John Cheever
- Influenced
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Brown University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | MFA | 1984–1986 | United States |
St. Paul's School
Country:
United States
Graduated from the boarding school in New Hampshire
Brown University
Country:
United States
Completed undergraduate studies
Columbia University
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1984–1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Received MFA in 1986; later published criticism of the program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Pushcart Editor's Choice Award | Garden State | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| — | Addison Metcalf Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| — | The Paris Review Aga Khan Prize | — | — | The Paris Review | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | NAMI/Ken Book Award | The Black Veil | — | NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | 受賞 |
| — | PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir | The Black Veil | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Fernanda Pivano Award | — | — | Premio Fernanda Pivano (Italy) | 受賞 |
Pushcart Editor's Choice Award
1992
Work:
Garden State
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Addison Metcalf Award
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
The Paris Review Aga Khan Prize
Organization:
The Paris Review
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
NAMI/Ken Book Award
Work:
The Black Veil
Organization:
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Result:
受賞
PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir
Work:
The Black Veil
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Fernanda Pivano Award
2012
Organization:
Premio Fernanda Pivano (Italy)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Garden State
1992 Novel (coming-of-age / contemporary fiction)A debut novel about young people coming of age in the industrial wasteland of northern New Jersey.
coming-of-agealienationfamily
The Ice Storm
1994 Novel (family drama / suburban fiction)Chronicles the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving weekend in 1973. It was widely acclaimed, became a bestseller and was adapted into a film.
family breakdownsuburban lifeestrangement
Adaptations
- [film] The Ice Storm (film) / Ang Lee (1997)
Purple America
1996 Novel 304 pagesTells the story of a Connecticut family over a single weekend; noted for stylistic dexterity and narrative ventriloquism.
familyillnessidentity
Demonology
2001 Short story collectionA collection of short stories noted for the title story about the death of a sister and themes of loss.
lossfamilydeath
The Black Veil
2002 Non-fiction (memoir)A memoir weaving family history and personal experience; received critical attention and won awards.
memoirfamily historypsychological struggle
The Diviners
2005 NovelA novel composed of multiple voices and technical bravura; praised by critics.
formal techniqueintelligencefamily
The Four Fingers of Death
2010 NovelA 2010 novel representing Moody's mid-career work.
middle ageidentity
Hotels of North America
2015 NovelExplores the interior life of a middle-aged man through hotel-related observations; received strong critical praise.
middle ageeveryday pathosirony
The Long Accomplishment
2019 Non-fiction (memoir)A second memoir chronicling marriage and personal struggle.
marriagerecoveryhope
Bibliography
- Garden State (1992)
- The Ice Storm (1994)
- Purple America (1996)
- The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven (1995)
- Demonology (2001)
- The Black Veil (2002)
- The Diviners (2005)
- Right Livelihoods (2007)
- The Four Fingers of Death (2010)
- Hotels of North America (2015)
- The Long Accomplishment (2019)
Adaptations
- The Ice Storm (film adaptation directed by Ang Lee, released 1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- complex, winding sentencespolyphonic narrationblend of humor and righteous anger
- Recurring Motifs
- suburban life and collapsefamily tensionsaddiction and recoveryloss
Health
-
alcoholism1980年代中頃（大学院修了直後）Checked himself into a mental hospital for alcoholism soon after finishing his thesis; later recovered. The experience has been referenced as influencing his personal life and writing.
Legacy
Rick Moody is a prominent American writer since the 1990s known for his incisive portrayals of suburban society and family disintegration. The film adaptation of The Ice Storm and sustained critical acclaim have established his international reputation.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (awarding organization)
Archives
- Rick Moody Papers (The Ohio State University Rare Books & Manuscripts Library)
In Popular Culture
- The Ice Storm film adaptation (1997) increased the visibility of Moody's work
Quotes
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"This is one of Mr. Moody's best novels in many years."
Source: Dwight Garner (The New York Times, review of Hotels of North America) (2015)
Trivia
- The Ice Storm was adapted into a film directed by Ang Lee in 1997.
- Moody has participated in musical collaborations, including work with One Ring Zero.