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第31回（2010年） Winner
Tom Franklin
トム・フランクリン
Tom Franklin
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1963-07-07 （Dickinson, Alabama, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Dickinson, Alabama → Mobile, Alabama → Fayetteville, Arkansas → Oxford, Mississippi
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1999年〜
- 所属
- University of Mississippi (Department of English)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Rick Bass, Raymond Carver
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Arkansas | — | — | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of South Alabama
学位:
B.A.
国:
United States
Earned B.A. at the University of South Alabama in Mobile
University of Arkansas
学位:
M.F.A.
卒業年:
1998
国:
United States
Completed an M.F.A. in 1998; met his wife Beth Ann Fennelly while attending
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Edgar Award for Best Mystery Short Story | Poachers (short story) | — | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
| 2010 | Gold Dagger Award | Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter | — | Los Angeles Times | Winner |
| 2010 | Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction | Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter | — | Unknown | Winner |
| 2010 | RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Contemporary Mystery | Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter | — | RT (Romantic Times) | Winner |
Edgar Award for Best Mystery Short Story
2000
対象作品:
Poachers (short story)
主催:
Mystery Writers of America
結果:
Winner
Gold Dagger Award
2010
対象作品:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
主催:
Crime Writers' Association
結果:
Winner
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2010
対象作品:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
Winner
Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction
2010
対象作品:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
主催:
Unknown
結果:
Winner
RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Contemporary Mystery
2010
対象作品:
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
主催:
RT (Romantic Times)
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
Hammett Prize
1回登壇
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第20回（2010年） Nominee
CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1回登壇
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第57回（2011年） Winner
作品
代表作
Poachers (short story collection)
1999年 Short stories / MysteryA collection of ten short stories set in the American South (Alabama). The title story received acclaim as a mystery short story.
Southern regionalismCrimeHuman relationships
Hell at the Breech
2003年 Historical fiction / NovelA fictionalized account of a violent 1892 feud (the Mitcham War) in Clarke County, Alabama, depicting violence and local conflict.
Local historyViolenceRevenge
Smonk
2006年 Crime fiction / NovelA novel centered on the trial of a rapist who terrorized a small Alabama town, exploring trauma and community reaction.
TrialsTraumaCommunity
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
2010年 Crime fiction / Regional fictionA mystery novel that explores racial tensions and friendship in a small Alabama town, where past events resurface and test characters' bonds.
Racial tensionFriendshipSmall-town secrets
The Tilted World (with Beth Ann Fennelly)
2013年 Historical fiction / NovelCo-written with Beth Ann Fennelly; set against the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the novel examines disaster and human relationships.
Natural disasterCollaborationHistory
全著作
- Poachers (1999)
- Hell at the Breech (2003)
- Smonk (2006)
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (2010)
- The Tilted World (2013, with Beth Ann Fennelly)
作風・主題
- 文体
- RealismSouthern Gothic elementsNoir
- 頻出モチーフ
- Southern regionalismSecrets and shadows of the pastRacial tensionMasculinity
評価・遺産
Tom Franklin is known for crime and regional fiction set in the American South. His novel 'Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter' received international recognition and is regarded as a notable work of contemporary Southern noir.
資料所蔵先
- University of Mississippi archives (possible repository for related materials)
豆知識
- Full name Thomas Gerald Franklin.
- Married to poet Beth Ann Fennelly; they have one daughter and two sons.
- The title story of Poachers won an Edgar Award.
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter received multiple awards and broad acclaim.
- Cites Rick Bass and Raymond Carver as influences.
- Serves as an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Mississippi.