斯图尔特-戴贝克 短篇小说作家

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Stuart Dybek
Short Story Writer | Class of 2007
Paying tribute to the literature and iconography of the Old World while exploring the imaginations of contemporary American communities.

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Title
Short Story Writer
Affiliation
Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, Illinois
Age
65 at time of award
Area of Focus
Fiction and Nonfiction Writing
Published January 28, 2007
ABOUT STUART'S WORK
The author of three short story collections, numerous anthologized works of short fiction, and two books of poetry, Stuart Dybek roots his writing firmly in Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods, then mines these locales for the dreams, folklore, and fantasies that flourish within. Throughout his work, Dybek establishes an almost palpable sense of place, meticulously depicting each physical detail, from the flickering glow of a portable TV to the camphor reek of a grandmother’s sickbed. It is with the same precision, humor, and compassion that he renders his characters and their sometimes triumphant but often disappointing circumstances. His stories resemble parables, as he pays tribute to the religious and folkloric heritage preserved by the elders who populate his fiction and to writers such as Franz Kafka, Isaac Babel, and Bruno Schulz. The simplicity of Dybek’s parable-like style is complemented by complex imagery and forays into the vibrant dream-lives and mystical visions of his characters, those who dwell between the real and the fantastic so as to expand their stifling urban surroundings. Dybek’s work dramatizes how a new storytelling tradition takes shape; his writing borrows from the literature and iconography of the Old World yet emerges from the New World – from the speech and streets and music and movies that feed the imaginations of contemporary American communities.

BIOGRAPHY
Stuart Dybek received a B.S. (1964) and an M.A. (1967) from Loyola University of Chicago and an M.F.A. (1973) from the University of Iowa. Currently Distinguished Writer in Residence at Northwestern University, he was a professor of English at Western Michigan University from 1974 to 2006 and continues to teach in their Prague Summer Program. Dybek is the author of three books of fiction, Childhood and Other Neighborhoods (1980), The Coast of Chicago (1990), and I Sailed with Magellan (2003), as well as two collections of poetry, Brass Knuckles (1979) and Streets in Their Own Ink (2004). His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, the Paris Review, and the Atlantic Monthly, among many others.



斯图尔特-戴贝克
短篇小说作家 | 2007级
向旧世界的文学和图腾致敬，同时探索当代美国社区的想象力。

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标题
短篇小说作家
所属机构
西北大学
工作地点
伊利诺伊州埃文斯顿
年龄
获奖时为65岁
重点领域
小说和非小说写作
发表于2007年1月28日
关于斯图亚特的作品
作为三本短篇小说集、众多短篇小说选集和两本诗集的作者，Stuart Dybek将他的写作牢牢地扎根于芝加哥的民族社区，然后在这些地方挖掘出蓬勃发展的梦想、民间传说和幻想。在他的作品中，Dybek建立了一种几乎可以感觉到的地方感，细致地描绘了每一个物理细节，从便携式电视的闪烁光芒到祖母病床上的樟脑气味。他以同样的精确性、幽默感和同情心来描绘他的人物和他们有时胜利但常常失望的情况。他的故事类似于寓言，因为他向那些在他的小说中出现的长者所保留的宗教和民俗遗产以及弗朗茨-卡夫卡、艾萨克-巴贝尔和布鲁诺-舒尔茨等作家致敬。Dybek的寓言式风格的简单性被复杂的图像所补充，并深入到他的人物充满活力的梦想生活和神秘的愿景中，这些人居住在现实和梦幻之间，以扩大他们令人窒息的城市环境。Dybek的作品展示了一个新的讲故事的传统是如何形成的；他的写作借用了旧世界的文学和图标，但又出现在新世界--从讲话、街道、音乐和电影中，这些都是当代美国社区的想象力。

个人简历
斯图尔特-戴贝克在芝加哥洛约拉大学获得学士学位（1964年）和硕士学位（1967年），在爱荷华大学获得艺术硕士学位（1973年）。目前，他是西北大学的杰出驻校作家，1974年至2006年，他是西密歇根大学的英语教授，并继续在他们的布拉格暑期课程中授课。戴贝克著有三本小说集《童年和其他街区》（1980年）、《芝加哥海岸》（1990年）和《我与麦哲伦航行》（2003年），以及两本诗集《铜指环》（1979年）和《自己的墨水中的街道》（2004年）。他的作品出现在许多出版物上，包括《纽约客》、《哈珀杂志》、《巴黎评论》和《大西洋月刊》等。