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Davis Miller is an American author, notable for a series of works combining reportage and autobiography. His best-known books are ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' and ''The Tao of Bruce Lee'', both of which have been critically acclaimed bestsellers in the United Kingdom and Japan. His story "My Dinner with Ali," was judged one of the twenty best magazine stories of the 20th Century. His book, ''Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts,'' will be published in the United States on November 23, 2015 by W. W. Norton/Liveright Publishing and in the United Kingdom on 23 February, 2016. ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' has been developed into an opera for the Washington National Opera by composer D. J. Sparr. Along with Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Mark Campbell, Davis Miller wrote the libretto for the opera, which received its world premiere in June 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The title of the opera is ''Approaching Ali,'' the same title as Miller's 2015 book. In January and February 2015, the North Carolina Opera produced and performed a revised version of ''Approaching Ali'' in Raleigh and Durham, NC. Miller's stories have been anthologized in ''The Beholder's Eye: America's Finest Personal Journalism'' (Grove/Atlantic, 2005), ''The Best American Sports Writing of the Century'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1999), ''The Muhammad Ali Reader'' (Ecco Books, 1998), and ''The Best American Sports Writing 1994'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1993), among others. Miller's first book, ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali: a fathers and sons memoir'', was published in hardcover in December 1996 by Warner Books. ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' was published in the United Kingdom in February 1997 by Vintage; it reached number one on several English bestseller lists, including those of the ''Independent'' (nine weeks) and of the ''Observer'' (seven weeks), as well as bestseller lists in both Ireland and Scotland. Miller wrote a radio play of ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'', which was broadcast in six parts in January 1998 by BBC Radio 4. ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' was also a bestseller in Japan (Aoyama Publishing). It was judged the Best Nonfiction Book of 1997 by book reviewers at several of Japan's largest newspapers, including ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and ''Asahi Shimbun'', among others. In Italy, it won the thirty-sixth annual Premio Bancarella prize for best sports book published in 1999. Miller's second literary memoir, ''The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir'', about growing up in western North Carolina, about the author's martial arts experiences, and about the ways he has been influenced by Bruce Lee, was published in August 2000 in hardcover by Crown Publishing. Excerpts from ''The Tao of Bruce Lee'' were published in ''Men's Journal'' (8,000 words), ''Washington Post Magazine'' (3,000 words), ''Esquire'' (5,000 words),(London) ''Independent on Sunday Review'' (4,000-word cover story), ''Arena'' (5,000 words), ''Panorama'' magazine (Australia), ''M Quarterly'' (Japan), and ''Melbourne'' (Australia) ''Age'', among others. ''The Tao of Bruce Lee'' was published by Vintage in the United Kingdom; it rose to number three on the ''Independents bestseller list (four weeks). ''The Tao of Bruce Lee'' was judged one of the best ten sports books of 2000 by the editors of ''Booklist'' magazine. Miller's fiction and nonfiction short stories have been published in ''Esquire, Rolling Stone, GQ, Men's Journal, Sports Illustrated'', and many other American magazines, as well as in ''Arena'' (England), United Kingdom editions of ''Esquire'' and ''GQ'', and as cover stories in magazines published by the ''Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune,Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, Detroit Free Press, Independent on Sunday'' (London), ''Louisville Courier-Journal, Melbourne'' (Australia) ''Age, Melbourne'' (Australia) ''Herald Sun, Miami Herald, Perth'' (Australia) ''Sunday Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sydney'' (Australia) ''Telegraph, Washington Post'', and ''Western Mail'' (Cardiff, Wales) among numerous others; and as cover pieces in many publications worldwide, including Features sections of the ''Chicago Sun-Times, Detroit News, Honolulu Advertiser, Houston Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Louisville Courier-Journal'', (New York) ''Newsday'', (Oklahoma City) ''Oklahoman, Raleigh News and Observer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Seattle Times, Sydney'' (Australia) ''Morning Herald,Tampa Tribune, Toledo Blade, Washington Post'', and various others. Miller has also written two ninety-minute documentary films, ''Curse of the Dragon'' for Warner Brothers and for the A&E television network, and ''Death by Misadventure'' for an independent producer. In addition, in 2004 Miller was the writer and presenter of a series of thirty-minute documentaries for BBC Radio 4. The Sunday Magazine Editors Association judged Miller's first published story, "My Dinner with Ali," the best essay to have appeared in a newspaper magazine in the U.S. in 1989. A shorter version of "My Dinner with Ali" was nominated by ''Sport'' magazine for the 1990 National Magazine Award and was the inspiration for the creation of ''The Best American Sports Writing'' (Houghton Mifflin) yearly anthology. Houghton Mifflin published Miller's story, "The Zen of Muhammad Ali," in the 1994 edition of ''The Best American Sports Writing''. In July 1994, he won the first Creative Nonfiction Writers'Project Grant awarded by the North Carolina Arts Council. The judge for this grant, which Miller used to complete his first book, ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'', was novelist and National Public Radio book reviewer Alan Cheuse. "My Dinner with Ali" was selected by David Halberstam as one of the best twenty pieces of sports writing of the 20th Century and has been anthologized in ''The Best American Sports Writing of the Century'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1999), in ''The Muhammad Ali Reader'' (Ecco Press, 1998), in ''The Zen of Muhammad Ali and Other Obsessions'' (Vintage U.K., 2002), and in ''The Beholder's Eye: America's Finest Personal Journalism'' (Grove/Atlantic, 2005). Miller has three children, Johanna, Isaac and Sam. _______________ Davis Miller(Partial) List of Publications. Creative Nonfiction for Magazines, Newspapers and Radio ''Driving with Uncle Aaron'' (On My Relationship with Aaron Copland): ''Thank Goodness It’s Familiar'', November 2008; ''Raleigh News and Observer'', September 10, 2006, (Oklahoma City) ''Oklahoman'', October 2, 2006. ''Zen Cowboys'': National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'', April 2007; ''Austin'' (Texas) ''American Statesman'', October 8, 1999; ''Triad Style'', October 5, 1999; ''Louisville Courier-Journal Saturday Magazine'', October 2, 1999; ''Attache'' magazine, August 1998. ''Dancing with Ali'': ''Melbourne'' (Australia) ''Age'', February 4, 2007; ''Los Angeles Times, Detroit News'' and National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'', January 17, 2007; ''Louisville Courier-Journal'', (Oklahoma City) 'Oklahoman'' and ''Winston-Salem Journal'', January 14, 2007. ''The Best Father: Melbourne'' (Australia) ''Age, Raleigh News and Observer'' and (Oklahoma City) ''Oklahoman'', June 17, 2007; ''San Antonio Express-News'', June 18, 2006; ''Western Mail Saturday Magazine'' (Cardiff, Wales), June 17, 2006; ''Washington Post'' and ''Boston Globe Magazine'', June 2003; ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' and ''Winston-Salem Journal'', June 2002; ''Candis'' magazine, May 1998. ''My Dinner with Ali: The Beholder's Eye: America's Finest Personal Journalism'' (Grove/Atlantic, 2005); ''The Best American Sports Writing of the Century'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1999); ''The Muhammad Ali Reader'' (Ecco Press,1998); ''Winston-Salem Journal'' and ''Detroit Free Press Magazine'', June 1990; ''Sport'' magazine, May 1989; ''Louisville Courier-Journal Sunday Magazine'', January 8, 1989. ''The Zen of Muhammad Ali: GOAT: The Greatest of All Time, A Tribute to Muhammad Ali'' (Taschen,2004); ''The Best American Sports Writing 1994'' (Houghton Mifflin); ''Penthouse'' (South Africa), July 1994; ''Playboy'' (Japan and Germany), March 1994; cover story in 1994 and late 1993 for newspaper magazines published by the ''Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, Louisville Courier-Journal, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Independent on Sunday, Melbourne'' (Australia) ''Age, Detroit Free Press,Dallas Morning News, Buffalo News'', (New York) ''Newsday'', and ''Denver Post''; and as a cover piece for features sections of numerous newspapers, including the ''Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Seattle Times, Winston-Salem Journal, Toledo Blade, South Ireland Independent,Sydney'' (Australia) ''Morning Herald, Grand Rapids Press, Indianapolis Star'', and ''Folha de S.Paulo'' (Brazil); ''Esquire'', September 1992. ''Bruce Lee, American: Honolulu Advertiser'', August 7, 2003; AMCTV.com, July 2002; ''Richmond Times Dispatch,'' June 30, 2002; ''Hotdog'' magazine, April 2001; (London) ''Independent on Sunday Review'', December 5, 1999; ''Winston-Salem Journal'', November 17, 1998; ''Arena'', October 1998; ''M Quarterly'' (Japan), October 1997; ''Panorama'' (Australia), July 1997; ''Men's Journal'', February 1997; ''Esquire'', September 1993. ''Wanting to Whup Sugar Ray'': a notable sports story, ''The Best American Sports Writing, 1992'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1992); ''Sport'' magazine, March 1991; ''Washington Post Magazine'', February 3, 1991. ''Rapture'': ''Sport'' magazine, July 1989. ______________________ II. Books ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali: a fathers and sons memoir'': Warner Books, November 1996; Vintage, U.K., February 1997; Aoyama Publishing (Japan), August 1998; Three Rivers Press, September 1999. ''The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir'': Vintage, U.K., January 2000; Crown Publishing, October 2000. ''Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts'': W. W. Norton/Liveright Publishing Corporation, November 2015. ______________________ III. Anthologized Stories My Dinner with Ali: The Muhammad Ali Reader (Ecco Press, 1998); The Best American Sports Writing of the Century (Houghton Mifflin, 1999), The Beholder's Eye: America's Finest Personal Journalism (Grove/Atlantic, 2005). The Zen of Muhammad Ali: The Best American Sports Writing, 1994 (Houghton Mifflin, 1994); GOAT: The Greatest of All Time, A Tribute to Muhammad Ali (Taschen, 2004). _______________________ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Davis Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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