Jaimy Gordon
Jaimy Gordon | |
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| Born | July 4, 1944 |
| Nationality | Academic |
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| Alma mater | Antioch College Brown University |
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| Institutions | Western Michigan University |
Jaimy Gordon(born July 4, 1944) is an American writer. She is a winner of theNational Book Award for Fiction.
Biography
[edit]She was born inBaltimore.She graduated fromAntioch Collegein 1966, received an MA in English fromBrown Universityin 1972, and earned a Doctor of Arts in Creative Writing in 1975, also from Brown. She currently lives inKalamazoo, Michigan,where she previously taught in the MFA and PhD program ofWestern Michigan University.[1]
Work
[edit]Gordon is considered to be an important writer, whose literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[2]She is author of the underground fantasy classicShamp of the City-Solo.
Awards
[edit]Her fourth novel,Lord of Misrule,published by McPherson & Co., won the 2010National Book Award for Fiction.[3][4]She was named 2019 Michigan Author Award Winner, a lifetime achievement award conferred by theMichigan Library Association.[5]
Works
[edit]- Shamp of the City-Solo(Treacle Press, 1974)
- The Rose of the West(Woodbine Press, 1976)
- The Bend, The Lip, The Kid(Sun Press, 1978)
- Private T. Pigeon's Tale(Treacle Press, 1979)
- Circumspections from an Equestrian Statue(Burning Deck, 1979)
- She Drove Without Stopping(Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1990)
- Bogeywoman(Sun & Moon Press, 1999)
- Lord of Misrule(McPherson & Company, 2010)
References
[edit]- ^[1]ArchivedJuly 31, 2009, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Michigan Writers Series".Michigan State University Libraries.Retrieved2012-07-15.
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"National Book Awards – 2010".National Book Foundation.Retrieved 2012-03-27.
(With acceptance speech by Gordon, interviews of and readings by all five finalists.) - ^Bosman, Julie (18 November 2010)."National Book Award for Patti Smith".The New York Times.
- ^"MLA Names Jaimy Gordon 2019 Michigan Author Award Winner".Michigan Library Association.Retrieved25 January2022.
