O. Henry Award
2 appearances
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Edition 8 (1926) Winner
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Edition 13 (1931) Winner
Wilbur Daniel Steele
ウィルバー・ダニエル・スティール
Uirubā Danieru Sutīru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1886-03-17 （Greensboro, North Carolina, United States）
- Died
- 1970-05-26 （Stamford, Connecticut, United States） age 84
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Greensboro, North Carolina (birthplace) → Stamford, Connecticut (deathplace)
Career
- Occupations
- author, playwright, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1910-1958
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Storm
1914 NovelAn early novel depicting human drama set against the sea and elements of nature.
seafatehuman relationships
Taboo
1925 NovelA novel addressing social taboos and inner psychological conflicts.
social issuesmoralitypersonal conflict
The Man Who Saw Through Heaven and Other Stories
1927 Short story collectionOne of his representative collections of dramatic, emotionally charged short stories.
human dramamoral dilemmassea and small towns
Full Cargo: More Stories
1951 Short story collectionA later collection of short stories portraying a variety of human characters.
portrayals of peoplemoralityeveryday mysteries
That Girl from Memphis
1945 NovelA mid-career novel about community and individual relations.
communitylovecoming of age
Their Town
1952 NovelA novel depicting the human tapestry of a small town.
rural societyrelationshipsmemory
Bibliography
- Land's End and Other Stories (1918)
- The Shame Dance and Other Stories (1923)
- Urkey Island (1926)
- The Man Who Saw Through Heaven and Other Stories (1927)
- Taboo (1925)
- Full Cargo: More Stories (1951)
- That Girl from Memphis (1945)
- Their Town (1952)
Adaptations
- Stage play 'Post Road' (co-written with Norma Mitchell, produced 1934)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dramatic, emotionally intense short storiesconcise yet symbolic descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- sea and coastal settingssmall-town dynamicsmoral dilemmas
Legacy
Regarded as one of the leading American short story writers between World War I and the Great Depression; noted for dramatic expression in short fiction and widely read in the early 20th century.
Archives
- Stanford University Libraries (Wilbur Daniel Steele Papers)
Quotes
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America's recognised master of the popular short story between World War I and the Great Depression
Source: Martin Bucco, '20th Century American Literature', Macmillan, 1980 (1980)
Trivia
- His second wife was actress Norma Mitchell; they co-wrote the play 'Post Road'.
- Some of his works are available via Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive.