| 词条 | Jay Parini |
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| name = Jay Parini | image = JayPariniinoffice.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Jay Parini | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|April 2, 1948}} | birth_place = Pittston, Pennsylvania | nationality = American | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = Lafayette College University of St. Andrews | awards = | spouse = Devon Jersild | website = {{URL|http://jayparini.com/}} | portaldisp = }} Jay Parini (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and academic. He is known for novels, poetry, biography, screenplays and criticism. Having published novels about Leo Tolstoy, Walter Benjamin, and Herman Melville, Jay Parini is regarded as one of the leading innovators in the genre of biographical fiction. "While Parini’s contributions to American letters are many and varied, as he is a first-rate poet, a well-respected critic, and a masterful novelist," writes Michael Lackey, "he is a pioneer, as both a practitioner and theoretician, in the genre of the biographical novel."[1] Early lifeParini was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and brought up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1970 and was awarded a doctorate by the University of St. Andrews in 1975.[2] AcademiaHe taught at Dartmouth College from 1975 to 1982,[2] and has taught since 1982 at Middlebury College, where he is the D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing.[3] In 1976, Parini co-founded the New England Review with Sydney Lea.[2] Parini was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1993. He was the Fowler Hamilton Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford University, in 1993–1994. He was a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of London in 2005–2006.[2] He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Ralston College, a liberal arts college in Savannah that was founded in February, 2010.[4] Writing careerNovelsParini has written eight novels, many of which are about the lives of literary icons, and narratives from his own personal life.[5] His 1990 international best-selling novel The Last Station is about the final months of Leo Tolstoy. It was translated into over thirty languages, and adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film (The Last Station) starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, and Paul Giamatti. The film was released in December 2009.[6] Parini's historical novel Benjamin's Crossing was a New York Times Notable Book of the year in 1997.[7] It is about the Jewish critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin, and his escape over the Pyrenees from Nazi occupied France into Spain. Michael Lackey notes, "Parini brilliantly dramatizes one of Benjamin’s most important contributions to intellectual history, and it is this contribution that would pave the way for the biographical novel."[8] His most recent historical novel is The Passages of H.M. (2011), which explores the literary great Herman Melville.[9] BiographiesParini's biography A Life won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for best non-fiction book of the year in 2000.[10] He has also written notable biographies of John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, and Jesus. His biography One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner was a New York Times Bestseller.[11] His biography of his longtime friend, the late Gore Vidal, Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal (Doubleday, October 2015), was called "A superbly personal biography that pulsates with intelligence, scholarship, and heart." by Kirkus Reviews. Parini figures prominently in the 2013 documentary film The United States of Amnesia.[12] Non-fictionHe has published non-fiction books on a variety of subjects, including Theodore Roethke, an American Romantic (1980),[13] Some Necessary Angels: Essays on Writing and Politics (1997),[14] The Art of Teaching (2005), Why Poetry Matters (2008), and Thirteen Books That Changed America (2008).[2] PoetryHis poems have appeared in a wide variety of magazines, including The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Poetry.[15] Parini's books of poetry include Singing in Time (1972), Anthracite Country (1982), Town Life (1988), House of Days (1998), The Art of Subtraction: New and Selected Poems (2005), and New and Collected Poems: 1975 - 2015 (2015).[2] Journalism and media appearancesParini is a regular contributor to various journals, websites and newspapers, including The Chronicle of Higher Education,[16] CNN, The Daily Beast,[17] The New York Times,[18] and The Guardian (U.K.).[19] He has written for GQ,[20] The Nation,[21] The Huffington Post,[22] and Salon.com.[23] Parini has made numerous appearances on film, television and radio, including NPR, PBS, CNN, MSNBC,[24] CBS, C-SPAN,[25] and the BBC.[26] FilmBased on his biography Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal (Doubleday, October 2015), Parini co-wrote the screenplay with director Michael Hoffman of the upcoming Netflix original film Gore (2018), starring Kevin Spacey, Michael Stuhlbarg and Douglas Booth.[27] With Devon Jersild, Parini adapted his historical novel Benjamin's Crossing into a screenplay, which is currently in pre-production.[28] Iraq War protestIn 2003, Parini along with Julia Alvarez and Galway Kinnell were invited to read their poetry at the White House. However, First Lady Laura Bush canceled the event after learning the poets were intending to protest against the Iraq War. Noelia Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Bush said: “While Mrs. Bush respects the right of all Americans to express their opinions, she, too, has opinions and believes it would be inappropriate to turn a literary event into a political forum.” Parini was disgusted by this decision: "For poets to remain silent at a time of national crisis is unconscionable," he said. Fellow poet Julia Alvarez added: "Why be afraid of us, Mrs. Bush? You're married to a scarier fellow." Parini said it was naive for organizers to think he and other poets would check their politics at the door of an event sponsored by the first lady. In response to Mrs. Bush's decision, Parini joined a group of poets that took part in a reading on February 16, 2003 at the Congregational Church in Manchester, Vermont, called "A Poetry Reading in Honor of the Right to Protest as a Patriotic and Historical Tradition".[29] The event was attended by over 700 people, and received national attention, bringing in over 50 reporters and warranting coverage by C-SPAN and 60 Minutes.[30] In 2010, Parini and Christopher Hitchens debated religion, the invasion of Iraq, and the war on terror at the Pages & Places Book Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which drew more than 2,000 people.[31] Personal lifeParini is married to the writer and psychologist Devon Jersild; they have three sons.[2] AwardsParini has won various fellowships and awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1993.[2] His novel Benjamin's Crossing was a New York Times Notable Book of the year in 1997.[7] Parini's A Life won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for best non-fiction book of the year in 2000.[10] He was awarded the John Ciardi Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Italian American Foundation in 2002.[32] He has received honorary degrees from Lafayette College and the University of Scranton.[2] Works
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Lackey|first=Michael|title=Conversations with Jay Parini|publisher=University of Mississippi Press|date=2014|location=Jackson|page=x|url=http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1667}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=The Pennsylvania Center for the Book|url=http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Parini__Jay.html|accessdate=23 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501114720/http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Parini__Jay.html|archive-date=2013-05-01|dead-url=yes|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=Middlebury College|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/enam/faculty/node/41151|accessdate=15 September 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ralston.ac |title=Collegium Ralstonianum apud Savannenses - Home |publisher=Ralston.ac |date= |accessdate=2012-11-13}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Holler|first=Paul|title=An Interview with Jay Parini|publisher=Bookslut|date=April 2006|url=http://www.bookslut.com/features/2006_04_008406.php|accessdate=15 September 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=The Last Station|publisher=Sony Pictures Classics|url=http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelaststation/|accessdate=23 September 2014}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/07/books/notable-books-of-the-year-1997.html|title=Notable Books of the Year 1997 |date= December 7, 1997|publisher=New York Times}} 8. ^{{cite book|last=Lackey|first=Michael|title=Truthful Fictions: Conversations with American Biographical Novelists|publisher=Bloomsbury|date=2014|location=New York|page=10|url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/truthful-fictions-conversations-with-american-biographical-novelists-9781623561826/}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=The Passages of H.M.|publisher=Random House|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/126577/the-passages-of-hm-by-jay-parini|accessdate=23 September 2014}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Heartland Prizes|date=September 26, 1999|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-09-26/entertainment/9910090198_1_jay-parini-robert-frost-robert-penn-warren|publisher=Chicago Tribune}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=New York Times Bestsellers|date=October 4, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/e-book-nonfiction/list.html|publisher=New York Times}} 12. ^{{cite web|last=De Seife|first=Ethan|title=Biographer Jay Parini 'Stars' in Gore Vidal Documentary|publisher=Seven Days|date=20 August 2014|url=http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/biographer-jay-parini-stars-in-gore-vidal-documentary/Content?oid=2420063}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=The University of Scranton|url=http://www.scranton.edu/academics/wml/wml201/jay-parini.shtml|accessdate=23 September 2014}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Some Necessary Angels: Essays on Writing and Politics|publisher=Publishers Weekly|date=17 February 1997|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-231-11070-9}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=Why Poetry Matters|publisher=Yale University Press|url=http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300124231|accessdate=23 September 2014}} 16. ^{{cite web|last=Parini|first=Jay|title=At Tolstoy's Last Station|publisher=The Chronicle of Higher Education|date=20 February 2009|url=http://chronicle.com/article/At-Tolstoy-s-Last-Station/31800|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 17. ^{{cite web|title=Contributors: Jay Parini|publisher=The Daily Beast|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/jay-parini.html|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 18. ^{{cite web|last=Parini|first=Jay|title=French Kisses: 'Inside a Pearl,' by Edmund White|publisher=The New York Times|date=7 February 2014|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/books/review/inside-a-pearl-by-edmund-white.html?_r=0|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 19. ^{{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jayparini|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 20. ^{{cite journal|last=Parini|first=Jay|title=The Many Lives of Gore Vidal|journal=GQ Style|date=Spring–Summer 2011|issue=12}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=Author Bios: Jay Parini|publisher=The Nation|url=http://www.thenation.com/authors/jay-parini|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=The Huffington Post|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-parini/|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=Salon|url=http://www.salon.com/writer/jay_parini/|accessdate=28 September 2014}} 24. ^{{cite web|title=Prof. Jay Parini Previews His New Biography of Jesus|publisher=Middlebury College|date=19 December 2013|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/node/467616}} 25. ^{{cite web|title=Jay Parini|publisher=C-SPAN|url=http://www.c-span.org/person/?jayparini|accessdate=23 September 2014}} 26. ^{{cite web|title=Open Book: Paul Torday, Jay Parini, Sue Arnold|publisher=BBC|date=27 January 2011|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xp2j4}} 27. ^{{cite journal| last=Reporter|first=Hollywood|title='Michael Stuhlbarg Joins Kevin Spacey in Netflix's Gore Vidal Biopic'|date=September 14, 2017| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-stuhlbarg-joins-kevin-spacey-netflixs-gore-vidal-biopic-1039136}} 28. ^{{cite journal| last=Nawotka|first= Ed|title='Colin Firth Treks To ‘Benjamin’s Crossing’; Fortitude Intl Will Launch At Cannes'|date=May 15, 2017| url=http://deadline.com/2017/05/colin-firth-cast-benjamins-crossing-fortitude-international-cannes-1202093598/}} 29. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/205887/paranoid-poet-planet/james-bowman|date=February 12, 2003 |title=The Paranoid-Poet Planet: Rhetorical overkill and collateral damage to the language of political debate|first= James |last=Bowman |publisher=National Review}} 30. ^{{cite journal| last=Nawotka|first= Ed|title='Resist Much, Obey Little': Northshire Bookstore organizes Vermont poets gathering to protest war|journal= Publishers Weekly|volume=250|issue= 8|date=February 24, 2003| url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20030224/30545-resist-much-obey-little.html}} 31. ^{{cite web|last=Howells|first=Rich|title='Pages' made Scranton place to be|publisher=Go Lackawanna|date=10 October 2010|url=http://archives.timesleader.com/2010_14/2010_10_10__lsquo_Pages_rsquo__made_Scranton_place_to_be_-Scranton.html|accessdate=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233726/http://archives.timesleader.com/2010_14/2010_10_10__lsquo_Pages_rsquo__made_Scranton_place_to_be_-Scranton.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|dead-url=yes|df=}} 32. ^{{cite web|title=Parini, Jay (Lee)|publisher=Encyclopedia.com|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3414300228/parini-jay-lee-1948.html|accessdate=23 September 2014}} 33. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Noted in The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year, Harper Collins (UK), 1990, {{ISBN|0-00-223910-8}} External links
11 : 1948 births|Living people|People from Pittston, Pennsylvania|American magazine founders|American male poets|Middlebury College faculty|American humanities academics|Writers from Scranton, Pennsylvania|Lafayette College alumni|Alumni of the University of St Andrews|Guggenheim Fellows |
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