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James McBride (born September 11, 1957)〔(Good Reads )〕 is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel ''The Good Lord Bird''. ==Early life== McBride's father, Rev. Andrew D. McBride (August 8, 1911 – April 5, 1957) was African-American; he died of cancer at the age of 45. His mother, Ruchel Dwajra Zylska (name later changed to Rachel Deborah Shilsky, and later changed again to Ruth McBride Jordan; April 1, 1921 – January 9, 2010), was a Jewish immigrant from Poland. James was raised in Brooklyn's Red Hook housing projects and was the last child Ruth had from her first marriage, the last child of Rev. Andrew McBride, and the eighth of 12 children. McBride states: His memoir, ''The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother'' (1995), describes his family history and his relationship with his mother. Two of his older brothers, Dennis and Billy, graduated with doctorates in medicine, but that did not appeal to James McBride. He earned an undergraduate degree in music composition from Oberlin College in 1979, after which he earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. 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「James McBride (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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