Booth Tarkington
Newton Booth Tarkington (29. jul 1869 – 19. maj 1946) bio je američki književnik najpoznatiji po romanima The Magnificent Ambersons i Alice Adams. Također je poznat kao jedan od četvorice američkih romanopisaca - ostali su Philipa Rotha, William Faulkner i John Updike - koji je uspio osvojiti Pulitzerovu nagradu za fikciju više od jednom.
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| Biografske informacije | |
| Rođenje | 29. 7. 1869. Indianapolis, Indiana, SAD |
| Smrt | 19. 5. 1946. (dob: 76) Indianapolis, Indiana, SAD |
| Obrazovanje | |
| Zanimanje | književnik |
| Opus | |
| 1899–1946 | |
| Književne vrste | roman, drama |
| Znamenita djela | |
| Nagrade | |
Bibilografija uredi
- 1899: The Gentleman from Indiana
- 1900: Monsieur Beaucaire
kasnije adaptiran u predstavu, operetu i dva filma: 1924 i 1946 - 1901: Old Grey Eagle
- 1903: Cherry
u nastavcima u časopisu Harper's Magazine, januar/februar 1901. - 1902: The Two Vanrevels (1902)
- 1904: Poe's Run: and other poems … to which is appended the book of the chronicles of the Elis (ko-autor; M'Cready Sykes)
- 1905: In the Arena: Stories of Political Life
- 1905: The Beautiful Lady
- 1905: The Conquest of Canaan
- 1907: The Guest of Quesnay
- 1907: His Own People
- 1908: The Man from Home (drama, ko-autor: Harry Leon Wilson)
- 1909: Beasley's Christmas Party
- 1910: Your Humble Servant (drama, ko-autor: Harry Leon Wilson)
- 1912: Beauty and the Jacobin, an Interlude of the French Revolution
- 1913: The Flirt
- 1914: Penrod
- 1915: The Turmoil
prvi tom trilogije Growth - 1916: Penrod and Sam
- 1916: Seventeen
- 1916: The Spring Concert
- 1917: The Rich Man's War
- 1918: The Magnificent Ambersons
Pobjednik Pulitzerove nagrade za 1919. godine
adaptiran u istoimeni film u režiji Orsona Wellesa i televizijski film
drugi tom trilogije Growth - 1919: The Gibson Upright (drama; ko-autor: Harry Leon Wilson)
- 1919: Ramsey Milholland
- 1919: War Stories (antologija priča kojoj je Tarkington priložio jednu)
- 1921: The Country Cousins: A Comedy in Four Acts (drama)
- 1921: Clarence: A Comedy in Four Acts (drama)
- 1921: Harlequin and Columbine
- 1921: Alice Adams
dobitnik Pulitzerove nagrade za 1922. godinu
adaptiran za film 1923. i 1935. godine - 1921: The Intimate Strangers: A Comedy in Three Acts (drama)
- 1922: Gentle Julia
ekraniziran 1923. i 1936. - 1922: The Wren: A Comedy in Three Acts (drama)
- 1922: The Ghost Story
- 1923: The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories
- 1924: The Midlander (preimenovan u National Avenue 1927)
treći tom trilogije Growth - 1925: Women
- 1926: Looking Forward, and Others
sadrži "Looking Forward to the Great Adventure", "Nipskillions", "The Hopeful Pessimist", "Stars in the Dust-heap", "The Golden Age" i "Happiness Now" - 1927: The Plutocrat
- 1928: Claire Ambler
- 1928: The World Does Move
- 1929: Penrod Jashber
- 1930: Mirthful Haven
- 1932: Mary's Neck
- 1933: Presenting Lily Mars
adaptiran u film 1943 - 1934: Rumbin Galleries (ljubavni roman)
- 1934: Little Orvie
- 1936: Horse and Buggy Days
objavljen u Cosmopolitani, septembar 1936. - 1939: Some Old Portraits (eseji o umjetnosti 17. vijeka)
- 1941: The Fighting Littles
- 1941: The Heritage of Hatcher Ide
- 1943: Kate Fennigate
- 1945: Image of Josephine
- 1947: The Show Piece
Vanjske veze uredi
- Djela čiji je autor Booth Tarkington na Projektu Gutenberg
- Works by Booth Tarkington at Internet Archive
- Djela čiji je autor ili tema Booth Tarkington u bibliotekama (WorldCat katalog)
- Booth Tarkington na sajtu IMDb
- Booth Tarkington na Internet Broadway Database (en)
- Booth Tarkington na Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Booth Tarkington na Find a Grave
- PoliticalGraveyard.com entry
- Biography from Colby College collection of his papers
- Booth Tarkington at Fantastic Fiction
- The Judy Room "Presenting Lily Mars" Section.
- Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre