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第9回（2015年） Winner
T. Geronimo Johnson
ティー・ジェロニモ・ジョンソン
T. Geronimo Johnson
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- New Orleans (birth/raised) → Berkeley, California (residence/studies/teaching) → Stanford, California (fellowship) → Corvallis, Oregon (Oregon State University) → San Marcos, Texas (Texas State University)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, filmmaker, writer, university instructor
- 活動期間
- 2007年〜
- 所属
- Vermont College of Fine Arts (faculty) , University of California, Berkeley (instructor), Stanford University (Stegner Fellow), Oregon State University (instructor), Texas State University (instructor)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe University | — | Philosophy and Religious Studies | Bachelor of Arts | 不詳 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Language, Literacy, and Culture | Master of Arts | 不詳 | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Poetry | Master of Fine Arts | 不詳 | United States |
Oglethorpe University
Philosophy and Religious Studies
学位:
Bachelor of Arts
期間:
不詳
国:
United States
BA in philosophy and religious studies
University of California, Berkeley
Language, Literacy, and Culture
学位:
Master of Arts
期間:
不詳
国:
United States
MA in language, literacy, and culture (also pursuing PhD as of 2024)
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Poetry
学位:
Master of Fine Arts
期間:
不詳
国:
United States
MFA in poetry
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | Hold It 'Til It Hurts | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Finalist |
| 2015 | Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence | Welcome to Braggsville | — | Ernest J. Gaines Award organization | Won |
| 2015 | National Book Award | Welcome to Braggsville | Fiction | National Book Foundation | Longlisted |
| 2016 | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | Welcome to Braggsville | Fiction | American Library Association (Carnegie Medals) | Longlisted |
| 2016 | William Saroyan International Prize for Writing | Welcome to Braggsville | Fiction | Stanford University (prize administration) | Won |
| 2017 | Simpson Family Literary Prize | Welcome to Braggsville | — | Simpson Family Literary Prize (Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize inaugural) | Won |
| 2016 | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award | Welcome to Braggsville | General Fiction | Hurston/Wright Foundation | Nominated |
| 2016 | Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award | Welcome to Braggsville | — | award organization unknown | Runner-Up |
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
2013
対象作品:
Hold It 'Til It Hurts
主催:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
結果:
Finalist
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
2015
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
主催:
Ernest J. Gaines Award organization
結果:
Won
National Book Award
2015
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
部門:
Fiction
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Longlisted
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
2016
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
部門:
Fiction
主催:
American Library Association (Carnegie Medals)
結果:
Longlisted
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
2016
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
部門:
Fiction
主催:
Stanford University (prize administration)
結果:
Won
Simpson Family Literary Prize
2017
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
主催:
Simpson Family Literary Prize (Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize inaugural)
結果:
Won
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
2016
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
部門:
General Fiction
主催:
Hurston/Wright Foundation
結果:
Nominated
Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
2016
対象作品:
Welcome to Braggsville
主催:
award organization unknown
結果:
Runner-Up
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Hold It 'Til It Hurts
2012年 NovelDebut novel composed of linked stories exploring youth, violence, and identity.
identityraceviolencecommunity
Welcome to Braggsville
2015年 Novel (satire/social fiction)A satirical novel that follows a trip-based plot to examine race, extremism, violence, and media, noted for its sharp social observation.
raceextremismviolencemob psychology
全著作
- Hold It 'Til It Hurts (2012)
- Welcome to Braggsville (2015)
作風・主題
- 文体
- poetic and experimental prosesatirical and socially critical voicetendency toward terse sentences and fragmentary structure
- 頻出モチーフ
- race and identitynormalization of violencebreakdown and reconfiguration of communities
評価・遺産
T. Geronimo Johnson is regarded as a writer with sharp social observation on race, violence, and community. His awards brought him broader recognition and influence in both academic and creative circles.
豆知識
- Short story included in Best New American Voices 2007.
- Welcome to Braggsville appeared on Time and NPR best-books lists in 2015.
- Has been a Stegner Fellow at Stanford and a Rome Prize Fellow.
- Served as a judge for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2016.