Cunningham, Michael |
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Born 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cunningham has a B. A. from Stanford University and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. He has worked as a writer, a teacher of fiction, and a screenwriter |
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| Influences | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clearly Cunningham has been influenced by the work of Virginia Woolf. |
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| Style | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In Gay and Lesbian Literature, Joseph Eagan notes "that Cunningham has 'been widely praised for his prose, sense of place, use of imagery, and psychological insight into his characters" ("Michael Cunningham"). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thematic Concerns | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eagan also notes: "In novels that explore themes of family, friendship, identity, and commitment, [Cunningham] 'places his gay and bisexual characters in the mainstream of American life, [viewing] their homosexuality as only one aspect of their identity'" ("Michael Cunningham"). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Works | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Hours (1998) won the Pulitizer and the PEN/Faulkner awards and was made into a feature film in 2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Further Exploration | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Links |
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 Michael Cunningham Official Web Site |
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| Novels © 2005 Dr. Agatha Taormina Last Revised: March 10, 2011 |
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