Pulitzer Prize
1回登壇
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第43回（1959年） Winner
Robert Lewis Taylor
ロバート・ルイス・テイラー
Robāto Ruisu Teirā
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1912-09-24 （Statesville, North Carolina）
- 死没
- 1998-09-30 （Greenwich, Connecticut） 86歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Journalist
- 活動期間
- 1940年〜1998年
- 所属
- The New Yorker
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 1930-1931 | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
期間:
1930-1931
国:
United States
Attended but did not graduate
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Fiction | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1959
対象作品:
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
部門:
Fiction
主催:
Columbia University
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第1回（1959年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1958年 Historical novel 544ページThe novel follows 14-year-old Jaimie McPheeters as he joins a wagon train from St. Louis, Missouri, to California following the 1849 Gold Rush. The narrative alternates between Jaimie's viewpoint and that of his father, 'Doc' Sardius McPheeters, a Scottish doctor prone to gambling and drinking. It includes graphic depictions of Native American rites of passage.
Coming-of-ageFrontier lifeFamily dynamicsNative American customs
映像化・舞台化
- [Television series] The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters / Various (1963)
- [Film] The Guns of Diablo (1964)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Humorous narrativeDetailed historical researchVivid characterizations
- 頻出モチーフ
- American West explorationAdventure journeysFather-son relationships
評価・遺産
American novelist best known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1959 with 'The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'. Longtime contributor to The New Yorker.
豆知識
- His novel was adapted into a short-lived ABC TV series starring a young Kurt Russell.