Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1994) Winner
Rosemary Mahoney
ロザマリー・マホニー
Rozamarī Mahonī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-28 （Boston, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- United States, Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Milton, Massachusetts → Greece → Hangzhou, China
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, travel writer
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Yaddo
- Influenced By
- Lillian Hellman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Harvard College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | — | — | — | United States |
St. Paul's School
Country:
United States
Harvard College
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Johns Hopkins University
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Whiting Writers' Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | National Book Critics Circle Award | Whoredom in Kimmage | — | — | ノミネート |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Charles Edmund Horman Prize | — | 創作写作 | Harvard College | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Whiting Writers' Award
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award
Work:
Whoredom in Kimmage
Result:
ノミネート
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Charles Edmund Horman Prize
Category:
創作写作
Organization:
Harvard College
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Early Arrival of Dreams: A Year in China
1990 travel memoirA year spent in China.
cultural exchangecross-cultural experience
Whoredom in Kimmage: Irish Women Coming of Age
1993 non-fictionExplores the world of Irish women.
womenidentity
A Likely Story: One Summer with Lillian Hellman
1998 memoirOne summer working with Lillian Hellman.
literaturementorship
The Singular Pilgrim: Travels on Sacred Ground
2004 travelTravels on sacred ground.
religiontravel
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
2007 travelogueSolo journey down the Nile in a skiff.
adventureEgypt
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind
2014 non-fictionExperiences teaching blind students in Tibet and India.
blindnesseducation
Bibliography
- The Early Arrival of Dreams: A Year in China
- Whoredom in Kimmage: Irish Women Coming of Age
- A Likely Story: One Summer with Lillian Hellman
- The Singular Pilgrim: Travels on Sacred Ground
- Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
- For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- effortlessly pretty prose styleuncanny eye
- Recurring Motifs
- cross-cultural encounterspersonal adventurewomen's perspective
Legacy
American writer renowned for narrative non-fiction, particularly travel books. Recipient of multiple awards including Guggenheim Fellowship.
Trivia
- Holds dual citizenship of the United States and Ireland.
- Taught at schools for the blind in China, Tibet, and India.