John Dos Passos Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2005) Winner
Timothy Martin Gautreaux
ティム・ゴートロー
Timothy Martin Gautreaux
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Chattanooga, Tennessee (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1970-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEBA Book Award | The Next Step in the Dance | — | SEBA / regional booksellers organization | winner |
| 1999 | SIBA Book Award | The Clearing | — | Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) | winner |
| 2003 | Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association Award | The Clearing | — | Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association | winner |
| 2005 | John Dos Passos Prize | — | — | John Dos Passos Prize committee | winner |
SEBA Book Award
1999
Work:
The Next Step in the Dance
Organization:
SEBA / regional booksellers organization
Result:
winner
SIBA Book Award
1999
Work:
The Clearing
Organization:
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA)
Result:
winner
Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association Award
2003
Work:
The Clearing
Organization:
Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association
Result:
winner
John Dos Passos Prize
2005
Organization:
John Dos Passos Prize committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Clearing
NovelA novel depicting family life, working-class experience and loss, set against Louisiana landscapes and characters.
familylossworking-class liferegional Southern setting
The Next Step in the Dance
NovelA novel focusing on characters' inner lives and relationships; a work that received critical recognition.
relationshipspersonal growthlocal community
The Missing
2009 NovelA novel about loss and renewal; described by reviewers as among his best work.
lossrenewalfamily
Same Place, Same Things
Short story collectionA collection of short stories rooted in local life and occupational experience.
local lifeoccupational experiencecharacter study
Welding with Children
Short story collectionA short story collection themed around work and family, reflecting the author's blue-collar background.
workfamilyeveryday life
Bibliography
- The Clearing
- The Next Step in the Dance
- The Missing
- Same Place, Same Things
- Welding with Children
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist narrationstrong regional descriptionscareful interior characterization
- Recurring Motifs
- rivers and boatsblue-collar occupationsCatholic faithloss and redemption
Legacy
Recognized for portrayals of Southern working-class life and faith, Gautreaux has received acclaim for both short stories and novels. Winner of regional booksellers' awards and the John Dos Passos Prize, he is considered an important contemporary American Southern writer.
Quotes
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I've learned along the way that writing comes from living. Living doesn't come from writing.
Source: Interview / Conversations with Tim Gautreaux -
I've always been a Roman Catholic, since baptism, since birth.
Source: Interview / Conversations with Tim Gautreaux
Trivia
- His father was a tugboat captain and his grandfather a steamboat engineer; his blue-collar family background influenced his work.
- Married to Winborne Howell Gautreaux; two sons (Robert Timothy Gautreaux and Thomas Martin Gautreaux).
- Short stories have appeared in major magazines including The New Yorker.