George F. Kennan wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists George F. Kennan as American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian (1904-2005).
George F. Kennan was born at Milwaukee in 1904. His recorded nationality is United States. He was educated at Princeton University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as diplomat, historian and geopolitical analyst.
The writing is recorded in English.
His best-known work is Long Telegram. Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Pulitzer Prize for History (1957), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1989), Pulitzer Prize for Biography (1968) and Bancroft Prize (1957).
That the work was written from United States matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
George F. Kennan died in 2005, aged 101. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Pulitzer Prize for History — 1957
- Presidential Medal of Freedom — 1989
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography — 1968
- Bancroft Prize — 1957
- Francis Parkman Prize — 1957
- Notable work: Long Telegram
