Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1959) Winner
Robert Lewis Taylor
ロバート・ルイス・テイラー
Robāto Ruisu Teirā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-09-24 （Statesville, North Carolina）
- Died
- 1998-09-30 （Greenwich, Connecticut） age 86
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1940-1998
- Affiliations
- The New Yorker
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | — | — | 1930-1931 | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Period:
1930-1931
Country:
United States
Attended but did not graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Fiction | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1959
Work:
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1959) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1958 Historical novel 544 pagesThe 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
Adaptations
- [Television series] The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters / Various (1963)
- [Film] The Guns of Diablo (1964)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous narrativeDetailed historical researchVivid characterizations
- Recurring Motifs
- American West explorationAdventure journeysFather-son relationships
Legacy
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.
Trivia
- His novel was adapted into a short-lived ABC TV series starring a young Kurt Russell.