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词条 Roy Hoffman
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Career

  3. Awards

  4. Bibliography

  5. References

  6. External links

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Roy Hoffman (born June 23, 1953) is an American writer and journalist. He has published several books including his Lillian Smith Book Award-winning novel Almost Family.[1] He has written articles for the New York Times and the Mobile Press-Register.[2] He has also received awards for his literary work.

Personal life

Hoffman was born and raised in a Jewish family[3] in Mobile, Alabama, United States. After receiving his baccalaureate degree in English in 1975, he moved to New York. He has lived Manhattan and Brooklyn for twenty years. He and his family live in Fairhope[1]

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Career

Hoffman began his writing career from younger age. He contributed to his high school literary magazine. During the study at Tulane University, he also wrote for the college newspaper. He has worked for New York Magazine and WNET-13 public television station. He has also worked for then-Governor Mario M. Cuomo. He has also written articles and book reviews. He has published his first book Almost Family in 1983. His second book was a novel. He has also published a collection of essays.[1]

Awards

  • Lillian Smith Book Award, Southern Regional Council, 1983[1]
  • Alabama Author Award, Alabama Library Association, 1984[1]

Bibliography

  • Almost Family New York: Dial Press, 1983. Rpt. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2000.[1]
  • Back Home: Journeys Through Mobile Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2001.[1][4]
  • Chicken Dreaming Corn A Novel.Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2004.[1][5]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://alabamaliterarymap.lib.ua.edu/author?AuthorID=138|title=Author Information|publisher=Alabama Literary Landscape.Lib.ua.edu|date=May 30, 2008|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham365.org/event/detail/441724029/Author_Roy_Hoffman|title=Author Roy Hoffman|publisher=Birmingham365.Org|date=January 1, 2012|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.southernscribe.com/zine/authors/Hoffman_Roy.htm|title=An Interview with Roy Hoffman|publisher=Southern Scribe.com|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8173-1045-5|title=Back Home: Journeys Through Mobile|publisher=Publishers Weekly.com|date=March 12, 2001|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,701414,00.html|title=Chicken Dreaming Corn|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 1, 2004|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}

External links

  • Voices rich in Roy Hoffman's 'Alabama Afternoons
  • Roy Hoffman
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/opinion/the-internet-tide-hits-alabama-newspapers.html?_r=0 New York Times]
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