Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 77 (1993) Winner
Robert Olen Butler
ロバート・オレン・バトラー
Robāto Oren Butarā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-01-20 （Granite City, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lake Charles, Louisiana → Tallahassee, Florida
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short fiction writer, Professor, Soldier (Vietnam War), Editor
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Affiliations
- McNeese State University, Florida State University
- Nominations
- PEN/Faulkner Award finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | — | Theater | BS | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Playwriting | MA | — | United States |
Northwestern University
Theater
Degree:
BS
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
University of Iowa
Playwriting
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Pulitzer Prize | A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain | Fiction | Columbia University | Winner |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | — | Recipient |
| 2001 | National Magazine Award | Fair Warning | — | — | Winner |
| 2005 | National Magazine Award | The One in White | — | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Fitzgerald Award | — | Achievement in American Literature | — | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize
1993
Work:
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
Result:
Recipient
National Magazine Award
2001
Work:
Fair Warning
Result:
Winner
National Magazine Award
2005
Work:
The One in White
Result:
Winner
Fitzgerald Award
2013
Category:
Achievement in American Literature
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1993) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
1992 Magical realism short storiesShort stories about Vietnamese immigrants in Louisiana.
Vietnam WarImmigrant lifeCultural clash
The Alleys of Eden
1981 NovelStory of an American deserter who stays in Vietnam.
Vietnam WarIdentity
Tabloid Dreams
1996 Short story collectionShort stories inspired by tabloid headlines.
Pop cultureImagination
Bibliography
- The Alleys of Eden (1981)
- Sun Dogs (1982)
- Countrymen of Bones (1983)
- On Distant Ground (1985)
- Wabash (1987)
- The Deuce (1989)
- They Whisper (1994)
- The Deep Green Sea (1997)
- Mr. Spaceman (2000)
- Fair Warning (2002)
- Hell (2009)
- A Small Hotel (2011)
- The Hot Country (2012)
- The Star of Istanbul (2013)
- The Empire of Night (2014)
- Perfume River (2016)
- Paris in the Dark (2018)
- Late City (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magical realismIntrospective narrationInnovation in short stories
- Recurring Motifs
- Vietnam War memoriesImmigrant experiencesPop culture influences
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize winner known for works on Vietnam War and immigrants. Professor at Florida State University.
Archives
- Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Quotes
-
My greatest pleasure in life was at 2 in the morning to wander out into the steamy back alleys of Saigon...
Source: The New York Times (1993)
Trivia
- Served in Vietnam War as a sergeant in Military Intelligence Corps.
- Pulitzer-winning book from Vietnamese immigrant perspectives.
- Multiple marriages, including to Elizabeth Dewberry.