Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1940) Winner
William Saroyan
ウィリアム・サローヤン
William Saroyan
Pen Names:
Sirak Goryan（Used for the early short story 'The Broken Wheel'）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-08-31 （Fresno, California）
- Died
- 1981-05-18 （Fresno, California） age 72
- Nationality
- American, Armenian-American
- Languages
- English, Armenian
- Religion
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Residence History
- Fresno, California → Oakland, California (orphanage) → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1934-1981
- Influenced By
- Knut Hamsun
- Influenced
- Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Faulkner
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | The Time of Your Life | — | Columbia University | 受賞（辞退） |
| 1943 | Academy Award for Best Story | The Human Comedy | — | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | 受賞 |
| 1939 | New York Drama Critics' Circle Award | The Time of Your Life | — | New York Drama Critics' Circle | 受賞 |
| 1979 | American Theater Hall of Fame | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1940
Work:
The Time of Your Life
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞（辞退）
Academy Award for Best Story
1943
Work:
The Human Comedy
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
受賞
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
1939
Work:
The Time of Your Life
Organization:
New York Drama Critics' Circle
Result:
受賞
American Theater Hall of Fame
1979
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Time of Your Life
1939 PlayA play set in a San Francisco waterfront saloon exploring human connections
joy of lifehumanity
Adaptations
- [Film] The Time of Your Life / ジョン・ベリー (1948)
The Human Comedy
1943 NovelSet in a fictional California town during WWII, following a telegraph messenger boy's experiences
familywarhumanity
Adaptations
- [Film] The Human Comedy / クレア・グライバー (1943)
- [Musical] The Human Comedy (1983)
My Name Is Aram
1940 Short story collectionStories about a young Armenian-American boy and his colorful immigrant family
immigrant lifechildhood
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for complete bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- zestful, impressionistic proseSaroyanesque
- Recurring Motifs
- Armenian immigrant lifeCalifornia fruit growersjoy and despair of life
Health
-
prostate cancer晩年Died in 1981
Legacy
One of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century, celebrated for depicting Armenian-American life
Museums
- William Saroyan House Museum Fresno, California Opened in 2018
Archives
- Stanford University
In Popular Culture
- Statue in Yerevan, stamps issued
Quotes
-
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze
Source: The short story of the same name (1934) -
Try to learn to breathe deeply... laugh like hell
Source: Advice to a young writer
Trivia
- Refused the Pulitzer Prize
- Lyricist of 'Come On-a My House'
- Also painted abstract expressionist works