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John Tracy Kidder (born November 12, 1945) is an American writer of nonfiction books. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his ''The Soul of a New Machine'' (1981), about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation. He has received praise and awards for other works, including his biography of Paul Farmer, a doctor and anthropologist, titled ''Mountains Beyond Mountains'' (2003). Kidder is considered a literary journalist because of the strong story line and personal voice in his writing.〔 〕 He has cited as his writing influences John McPhee, A. J. Liebling, and George Orwell.〔 In a 1984 interview he said, "McPhee has been my model. He's the most elegant of all the journalists writing today, I think."〔 Kidder wrote in a 1994 essay, "In fiction, believability may have nothing to do with reality or even plausibility. It has everything to do with those things in nonfiction. I think that the nonfiction writer's fundamental job is to make what is true believable."〔 〕 ==Early life and education== John Tracy Kidder was born November 12, 1945, in New York City. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1963. He attended Harvard University, originally majoring in political science but switching to English after taking a course in creative writing from Robert Fitzgerald. He received a BA degree from Harvard in 1967.〔 Kidder served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant, Military Intelligence, Vietnam, from 1967 to 1969.〔 After returning from Vietnam, he wrote for some time and was admitted to the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He received an MFA degree from the University of Iowa in 1974.〔 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「Tracy Kidder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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