Awards & Winners

Anthony Swofford

Date of Birth 12-August-1970
Place of Birth Fairfield
(Solano County, California, San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America, Area code 707)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Swoff
Profession Author, Writer
Anthony Swofford is an American writer and former U.S. Marine, best known for his 2003 book Jarhead, based heavily on his accounts of various situations encountered in the Persian Gulf War. This memoir was the basis of the 2005 movie of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes. The title refers to a nickname for the Marines, which itself is derived from the traditional high and tight haircuts favored by the Marines, giving them a "jar-like" appearance.

Awards by Anthony Swofford

Check all the awards nominated and won by Anthony Swofford.

2004


PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir
Honored for : Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles