O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (1993) Winner
Thom Jones
トム・ジョーンズ
Tomu Jōnzu
Aliases:
Thomas Douglas Jones
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-01-26 （Aurora, Illinois）
- Died
- 2016-10-14 （Olympia, Washington） age 71
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Aurora, Illinois → University of Hawaiʻi → University of Washington → University of Iowa → Olympia, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- writer, copywriter, janitor
- Active Years
- 1991-2016
- Influenced By
- Schopenhauer, George Orwell
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaiʻi | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Washington | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Iowa Writers' Workshop | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Hawaiʻi
Country:
United States
Played catcher on the baseball team
University of Washington
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
Graduated in 1970
University of Iowa
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Degree:
M.F.A.
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | O. Henry Award | The Pugilist at Rest | — | O. Henry Awards | 受賞 |
| 1993 | National Book Award | The Pugilist at Rest | — | — | ファイナリスト |
O. Henry Award
1991
Work:
The Pugilist at Rest
Organization:
O. Henry Awards
Result:
受賞
National Book Award
1993
Work:
The Pugilist at Rest
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Pugilist at Rest
1993 Short story collectionCollection of short stories dealing with mortality, pain, boxing, absent fathers, trauma, and Vietnam War.
mortalitypainSchopenhauer philosophyboxingabsent fathersVietnam War
Cold Snap
1995 Short story collectionCollection of short stories.
mortalitypain
Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine
1999 Short story collectionCollection of short stories.
mortalitypain
Night Train: New and Selected Stories
2018 Short story collectionNew and selected stories, published posthumously.
mortalitypain
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dark, pessimistic short story styleBased on personal experiences
- Recurring Motifs
- mortalitypainboxingmental illnessVietnam Warfather's suicide
Health
-
Temporal lobe epilepsy晩年Health issue
-
Diabetes晩年Health issue, subject in stories
Legacy
O. Henry Award winner, National Book Award finalist. Praised by John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates.
Trivia
- Trained in Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance but discharged before Vietnam.
- Father was a boxer who committed suicide after mental institution.
- Discovered by The New Yorker in his forties.