American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第17回（1996年） Winner
Agate Nesaule
アガーテ・ネサウレ
Agate Nesaule
別名:
Agate Nesaule Krouse
ペンネーム:
Agate Nesaule Krouse（Used in academic publications and as married surname）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1938-01-23 （Nītaure, Latvia）
- 死没
- 2022-06-29 （Madison, Wisconsin, United States） 84歳
- 国籍
- Latvian, American
- 言語
- English, Latvian
- 宗教
- Lutheran
- 居住地歴
- Germany (child prisoner during World War II) → Displaced persons camp (postwar Europe) → United States: Indianapolis, Indiana → United States: Whitewater, Wisconsin (faculty) → United States: Madison, Wisconsin (later life)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, College professor
- 活動期間
- 1963年〜2022年
- 所属
- University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (faculty)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Doris Lessing, Fay Weldon (subject of scholarly work)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Bloomington | — | English | Bachelor's, Master's | — | United States |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | — | English | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Indiana University Bloomington
English
学位:
Bachelor's, Master's
国:
United States
Entered on a statewide Latin competition scholarship; earned bachelor's and master's degrees.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
English
学位:
Ph.D.
卒業年:
1972
国:
United States
Dissertation titled "The Feminism of Doris Lessing" (1972).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | American Book Award | A Woman in Amber: Healing the Trauma of War and Exile | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
1996
対象作品:
A Woman in Amber: Healing the Trauma of War and Exile
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Woman in Amber: Healing the Trauma of War and Exile
1995年 MemoirA memoir recounting the author's childhood wartime experiences, imprisonment, life in displaced persons camps, and migration to the United States. Addresses trauma, recovery, family history, and identity.
WarExileTrauma and healingMemoryIdentity
In Love with Jerzy Kosinski: A Novel
2009年 NovelA fictional work engaging with the figure of the real-life writer Jerzy Kosinski, exploring personal relationships, the image of the author, and questions of creativity and ethics.
Image of the authorWriting and ethicsPersonal relationships
Lost Midsummers: A Novel of Women's Friendship in Exile
2019年 NovelA novel about women's friendship, memory, and identity set against the backdrop of exile.
FriendshipExileMemory
全著作
- "A Doris Lessing Checklist" (1973)
- "Women and Crime: Sexism in Allingham, Sayers, and Christie" (1974, with Margot Peters)
- "Why Women Kill" (1975, with Margot Peters)
- "Doris Lessing's Feminist Plays" (1976)
- "Murder in Academe" (1977, with Margot Peters)
- "What Happened to Aspazija? In Search of Feminism in Latvia" (1993)
- A Woman in Amber: Healing the Trauma of War and Exile (1995)
- In Love with Jerzy Kosinski: A Novel (2009)
- "Feminism and Art in Fay Weldon's Novels" (2013)
- Lost Midsummers: A Novel of Women's Friendship in Exile (2019)
- "Exile is irreversible" (essay, 2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Memoiristic and analytical proseNarration that incorporates scholarly observation
- 頻出モチーフ
- War and exileMemory and healing of traumaWomen's experiences and friendshipSearch for identity
評価・遺産
Agate Nesaule is known for her memoirs about war and exile and her scholarly work on women's studies. She co-founded the women's studies program at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and made a notable contribution to exile literature from the Baltic region.
引用
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"I have lived in the United States for 70 years. I am an American citizen in love with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I am immensely grateful for all that this country has given me, yet I feel I do not really belong here."
出典: The Cap Times (essay "Exile is irreversible", 2019) (2019年)
豆知識
- Her mother earned a Ph.D. in her seventies.
- As a child she was held prisoner in Germany during World War II.
- Won a statewide Latin competition in Indiana and received a four-year scholarship to Indiana University.