Occupation Novelist Role Writer Name Daniel Woodrell | Period 1986 - present Nationality United States | |
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Movies Winter’s Bone, Ride with the Devil Nominations Hammett Prize, Edgar Award for Best Short Story Books Winter's Bone, The Maid's Version, Tomato Red, Woe to Live On, The Outlaw Album: Stories Similar People Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Lauren Sweetser, Dale Dickey, Kevin Breznahan | ||
An Evening With Daniel Woodrell
Daniel Woodrell (born March 4, 1953) is an American novelist and short story writer, who has written nine novels, most of them set in the Missouri Ozarks, and one collection of short stories. Woodrell coined the phrase "country noir" to describe his 1996 novel Give Us a Kiss. Reviewers have frequently since used the term to categorize his writing.
Contents
- An Evening With Daniel Woodrell
- Daniel woodrell interview part 1of3
- Early life and education
- Marriage and family
- Career
- Honors
- Filmography
- References
Daniel woodrell interview part 1of3
Early life and education
Woodrell was born in Springfield, Missouri, in the southwestern corner of the state. He grew up in Missouri and dropped out of high school to join the Marines. Later he earned a BA from the University of Kansas and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The University of Missouri Kansas City awarded an honorary doctorate to Daniel Woodrell on December 17th, 2016.
Marriage and family
He lives in West Plains, Missouri in the Ozarks, and is married to the novelist Katie Estill.
Career
Woodrell has set most of his eight novels in the Missouri Ozarks, a landscape which he knew from childhood. He has created novels based on crime, a style he termed "country noir", a phrase which has been adopted by commentators on his work.
In addition to finding readers for his fiction, Woodrell has had two novels adapted for films. Woodrell's second novel, Woe to Live On (1987), was adapted for the 1999 film Ride with the Devil, directed by Ang Lee.
The more recent Winter's Bone (2006) was adapted by writer and director Debra Granik for a film of the same title, released commercially in June 2010 after winning two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize for a dramatic film. Several critics called it one of the best films of the year and an American classic, and it received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
While filming a segment for Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Woodrell was filmed breaking his shoulder in a boat fishing accident.