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第15回（2012年） Readers' Choice
Thaddeus Rutkowski
サデウス・ルトコフスキ
Thaddeus Rutkowski
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1954-01-01 （Kingston, Pennsylvania）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Kingston, Pennsylvania → Hublersburg, Pennsylvania → Brooklyn, New York
経歴
- 職業
- author, poet, college instructor
- 活動期間
- 1999年〜
- 所属
- Medgar Evers College (faculty), The Unbearables (literary collective member), Many Mountains Moving (former editorial board)
- 所属団体
- The Unbearables
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Cornell University
国:
United States
Graduate of Cornell University (major and year not specified)
Johns Hopkins University
国:
United States
Graduate of Johns Hopkins University (major and year not specified)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Fiction) | — | — | New York Foundation for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Asian American Literary Awards (Best Fiction) finalist | Haywire | Best Fiction | Asian American Literary Awards | ファイナリスト |
| — | Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam (Friday-night winner) | — | — | Nuyorican Poets Cafe | 受賞 |
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Fiction)
2012
主催:
New York Foundation for the Arts
結果:
受賞
Asian American Literary Awards (Best Fiction) finalist
2012
対象作品:
Haywire
部門:
Best Fiction
主催:
Asian American Literary Awards
結果:
ファイナリスト
Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam (Friday-night winner)
主催:
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Roughhouse: A Novel in Snapshots
1999年 Novel (snapshots)A novel composed of snapshot-like short chapters that portray characters and events through fragmented scenes and memories.
fragmentationmemoryidentity
Tetched: A Novel in Fractals
2005年 Novel (fractals)An experimental novel with a fractal structure, attempting a cohesive narrative through fragmented elements.
experimental fictionfragmentationself-exploration
Haywire
2010年 Novel (flash fiction-style chapters) 304ページComposed of many short chapters, the book traces fragments of the life of a protagonist of Polish and Chinese descent, exploring identity, family, and the complexities of mixed heritage.
mixed heritage and identityfamilyimmigrant experience
Violent Outbursts
2015年 Flash fiction collectionA collection of very short pieces (most under 500 words) that blend everyday occurrences, confessional tones, and fantastical elements.
confessionaleveryday fragmentsfantasy
Tricks of Light
2020年 Poetry collectionA poetry collection themed around alienation and contemporary loneliness; critics have noted its capture of the universal sense of isolation in the COVID era.
alienationlonelinesscontemporary society
全著作
- Roughhouse: A Novel in Snapshots
- Tetched: A Novel in Fractals
- Haywire
- Violent Outbursts
- Tricks of Light
作風・主題
- 文体
- fragmentary styleconfessional toneflash-fiction techniquesexperimental structure
- 頻出モチーフ
- identity (mixed heritage, biculturality)family memoriesurban lonelinesscoexistence of humor and irony
評価・遺産
Thaddeus Rutkowski is recognized for exploring identity and alienation through fragmentary and experimental styles rooted in his mixed heritage. He has published across forms — poetry, flash fiction, and novels of short chapters — and received fellowships, nominations, and positive critical attention.
引用
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"Insouciant, twee, and aphoristic, Rutkowski’s voice handily skewers stupidity."
出典: Kirkus Reviews (review of Violent Outbursts) -
"Unlike a lot of flash fiction, which tends to be built around a conceit or written toward a punch line, Rutkowski's best moments crackle unimpeded by self-consciousness."
出典: Publishers Weekly (review of Haywire)
豆知識
- He is of Polish-American father and Chinese mother (mixed heritage).
- He teaches at Medgar Evers College.
- He once won a Friday-night Poetry Slam at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
- His work has appeared in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and the International Herald Tribune, among others.