John Dos Passos Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1992) Winner
Henry William Hoffman
ヘンリー・ウィリアム・ホフマン
Henry William Hoffman
Aliases:
William Hoffman / Henry W. Hoffman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-05-16 （West Virginia, United States）
- Died
- 2009-09-12 age 84
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- West Virginia (birth/childhood) → Southwestern Virginia (formative years)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1955-2009
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | John Dos Passos Prize | — | — | John Dos Passos Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Andrew Lytle Prize | Short story "Dancer" | — | The Sewanee Review | 受賞 |
| 1996 | O. Henry Prize | — | — | O. Henry Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Dashiell Hammett Award | Tidewater Blood | — | Crime writers organization (award committee) | 受賞 |
John Dos Passos Prize
1992
Organization:
John Dos Passos Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Andrew Lytle Prize
1989
Work:
Short story "Dancer"
Organization:
The Sewanee Review
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Prize
1996
Organization:
O. Henry Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Dashiell Hammett Award
1999
Work:
Tidewater Blood
Organization:
Crime writers organization (award committee)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Trumpet Unblown
1955 Novel (American literature)Hoffman's first novel, reflecting some of his harrowing experiences as a medic during World War II.
Memory of warTraumaPersonal redemption
Tidewater Blood
1998 Mystery / Crime novelA late-career regional crime novel by Hoffman; awarded the Dashiell Hammett Award in 1999.
Dark side of Southern societyRevengeCycle of violence
Wild Thorn
2002 NovelA novel focusing on regional settings and interpersonal relationships, continuing Hoffman's late-career interest in Southern landscapes and human darkness.
Southern landscapeFamily relationshipsSecrets
Bibliography
- The Trumpet Unblown (1955)
- Days in the Yellow Leaf (1958)
- A Place for My Head (1960)
- The Dark Mountains (1963)
- Yancey's War (1966)
- A Walk to the River (1970)
- A Death of Dreams (1973)
- The Land That Drank the Rain (1982)
- Godfires (1985)
- Furors Die (1990)
- Tidewater Blood (1998)
- Blood and Guile (2000)
- Wild Thorn (2002)
- Lies (2005)
- Contract Killer (1992, non-fiction)
- Virginia Reels (1978, short stories)
- By Land, By Sea (1988, short stories)
- Follow Me Home (1994, short stories)
- Doors (1999, short stories)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist narrative styleDetailed depiction of regional (Southern) settingsRestrained prose with dark humor
- Recurring Motifs
- War and traumaInterpersonal relations in Southern societyFamily secrets and violence
Legacy
Henry William Hoffman is known for works set in the American South, exploring war experiences and the darker aspects of regional society. He produced notable short stories and novels and received several literary awards in the 1990s.
Archives
- West Virginia Wesleyan College Library (Hoffman materials)
Trivia
- Served as a medic in World War II; his wartime experiences influenced his early work.
- Won the Dashiell Hammett Award in 1999 for Tidewater Blood.
- Short story "Dancer" won the Andrew Lytle Prize when published in The Sewanee Review.