Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1933) Winner
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
トーマス・シジスムント・ストリブリング
Tōmasu Shijisumunto Sutoriburingu
Aliases:
T. S. Stribling / Thomas Stribling
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1881-03-04 （Clifton, Tennessee）
- Died
- 1965-07-08 （Florence, Alabama） age 84
- Nationality
- アメリカ合衆国
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Clifton, Tennessee → Florence, Alabama → Huntingdon, Tennessee → Nashville, Tennessee → New Orleans, Louisiana
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Lawyer, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1906-1965
- Influenced
- William Faulkner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Southern Normal University | — | High School | — | 1899 | United States |
| Florence Normal School (now University of North Alabama) | — | Normal School | BA | 1902 | United States |
| University of Alabama School of Law | — | Law | 法学学位 | 1905 | United States |
Huntingdon Southern Normal University
High School
Period:
1899
Year of Graduation:
1899
Country:
United States
High school completion
Florence Normal School (now University of North Alabama)
Normal School
Degree:
BA
Period:
1902
Year of Graduation:
1902
Country:
United States
Earned teaching certification
University of Alabama School of Law
Law
Degree:
法学学位
Period:
1905
Year of Graduation:
1905
Country:
United States
Practiced law briefly
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Pulitzer Prize for the Novel | The Store | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
1933
Work:
The Store
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1933) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Store
1932 Social Satire NovelSet in post-Reconstruction Florence, Alabama, it satirizes the rise of merchant Miltiades Vaiden amid racial tensions and economic change.
Race relationsEconomic ambitionSouthern social transformation
Birthright
1922 Social NovelA Harvard-educated mixed-race African American returns South to face prejudice and start a school.
Racial prejudiceEducationGreat Migration
Adaptations
- [Film] Birthright / Oscar Micheaux (1924)
- [Film] Birthright / Oscar Micheaux (1939)
The Forge
1931 Social Satire NovelFirst of the Vaiden trilogy, depicting the family's struggles post-Civil War.
Reconstruction eraSocial climbingKu Klux Klan
The Unfinished Cathedral
1934 Social Satire NovelConcluding the trilogy, set in 1920s boom-time Florence with the Vaiden family's downfall.
Economic boomLynchingReligious hypocrisy
Bibliography
- The Cruise of the Dry Dock
- Birthright
- Fombombo
- Red Sand
- Teeftallow
- Bright Metal
- East is East
- Strange Moon
- Backwater
- The Forge
- The Store
- The Unfinished Cathedral
- The Sound Wagon
- These Bars of Flesh
Adaptations
- Birthright (1924 film, lost)
- Birthright (1939 film, partially surviving)
- Rope (1928 Broadway play, from Teeftallow)
- The Great Fombombo (1932 play, from Fombombo)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Imaginative vigorNarrative curiosity-buildingConvincing dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- Southern race issuesClass conflictsHistorical change
Legacy
Prominent Southern satirist whose Vaiden trilogy won the Pulitzer Prize; a museum in Clifton, Tennessee honors his legacy.
Museums
- T.S. Stribling Museum Clifton, Tennessee Opened in 1946
Archives
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Collier Library Archives and Special Collections, University of North Alabama
Trivia
- Sold his first story at age 12 for five dollars.
- Parental differences in the Civil War shaped his doubting nature.
- Used law office typewriters to hone writing skills.