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第7回（1998年） Encouragement Award
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第9回（2004年） Nominee
Alfian Sa'at
アルフィアン・ビン・サアト
Alfian bin Sa'at
ペンネーム:
Alfian Sa'at（Commonly used literary name）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1977-07-18 （Singapore）
- 国籍
- Singaporean
- 言語
- English, Malay
- 宗教
- Islam
- 居住地歴
- Tampines, Singapore → Singapore (resident)
経歴
- 職業
- Playwright, Poet, Writer, Translator
- 活動期間
- 1994年〜
- 所属
- W!LD RICE (resident playwright), The Necessary Stage (collaboration), Teater Ekamatra (worked with Malay theatre group)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Haresh Sharma (mentor), Kuo Pao Kun (playwright), August Strindberg (influence — adapted A Dream Play)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampines Primary School | — | — | — | — | Singapore |
| Raffles Institution | — | — | — | — | Singapore |
| Raffles Junior College | — | — | — | — | Singapore |
| National University of Singapore | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine (studied) | — | — | Singapore |
Tampines Primary School
国:
Singapore
Completed primary education
Raffles Institution
国:
Singapore
Served as chairman of the drama society while at RI
Raffles Junior College
国:
Singapore
Two years; received the Kripalani Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts
National University of Singapore
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medicine (studied)
国:
Singapore
Was a medical undergraduate but did not graduate
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kripalani Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts | — | — | Raffles Junior College | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Commendation Award by the Malay Language Council | Causeway | — | Malay Language Council | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Singapore Literature Prize (Commendation Award) | Corridor | — | Singapore Literature Prize | 受賞（Commendation） |
| 2001 | Golden Point Award for Poetry | A History of Amnesia | 詩 | National Arts Council / Singapore Press Holdings (Golden Point) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Young Artist Award for Literature | — | 文学 | National Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Life! Theatre Awards — Best Original Script | Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2 | — | Life! Theatre Awards | 受賞 |
| 2006 | FRONT Award | — | — | FRONT | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Life! Theatre Awards — Best Original Script | Nadirah | — | Life! Theatre Awards | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Life! Theatre Awards — Best Original Script | Kakak Kau Punya Laki (Your Sister's Husband) | — | Life! Theatre Awards | 受賞 |
Kripalani Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creative Arts
1995
主催:
Raffles Junior College
結果:
受賞
Commendation Award by the Malay Language Council
1998
対象作品:
Causeway
主催:
Malay Language Council
結果:
受賞
Singapore Literature Prize (Commendation Award)
1999
対象作品:
Corridor
主催:
Singapore Literature Prize
結果:
受賞（Commendation）
Golden Point Award for Poetry
2001
対象作品:
A History of Amnesia
部門:
詩
主催:
National Arts Council / Singapore Press Holdings (Golden Point)
結果:
受賞
Young Artist Award for Literature
2001
部門:
文学
主催:
National Arts Council
結果:
受賞
Life! Theatre Awards — Best Original Script
2005
対象作品:
Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2
主催:
Life! Theatre Awards
結果:
受賞
FRONT Award
2006
主催:
FRONT
結果:
受賞
Life! Theatre Awards — Best Original Script
2010
対象作品:
Nadirah
主催:
Life! Theatre Awards
結果:
受賞
Life! Theatre Awards — Best Original Script
2014
対象作品:
Kakak Kau Punya Laki (Your Sister's Husband)
主催:
Life! Theatre Awards
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
One Fierce Hour
1998年 PoetryEarly collection of poems addressing political and personal themes with a candid voice.
racecritique of nationhoodmemorypersonal identity
A History of Amnesia
2001年 PoetryA 2001 poetry collection exploring memory, forgetting, and identity; was shortlisted for a Kiriyama Asia-Pacific Book Prize.
memoryforgettingcultural identity
The Invisible Manuscript
2012年 PoetryA 2012 poetry collection noted for experimental language use and depictions of urban experience.
urban lifelinguistic experimentationyouth culture
Corridor
1999年 Short storiesCollection of short stories; seven stories were adapted for television. Received a Singapore Literature Prize Commendation in 1999.
urban lifecultural tensionsyouth
映像化・舞台化
- [Television] Corridor (TV adaptation)
Malay Sketches
2012年 Prose / Short storiesA short-story collection focused on Malay community experiences; has received international attention.
Malay culturesocial minoritieseveryday subtleties
Nadirah
2009年 PlayA stage play dealing with religion, politics and personal belief. Selected by The Business Times as one of the finest plays in 50 years.
religionpoliticsfaith and the individual
Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2
2004年 PlayPart of the 'Asian Boys' series addressing social and gender themes; won the Life! Theatre Awards Best Original Script in 2005.
genderrelationshipssocial norms
Kakak Kau Punya Laki (Your Sister's Husband)
2013年 PlayA Malay-language play about familial and cultural tensions; won the Life! Theatre Awards Best Original Script in 2014.
familycultural conflicthumor and pathos
全著作
- One Fierce Hour (poetry, 1998)
- Corridor (short stories, 1999)
- A History of Amnesia (poetry, 2001)
- Bisik: Anthology of Malay Singaporean Drama (2003)
- Malay Sketches (short stories, 2012)
- The Invisible Manuscript (poetry, 2012)
翻案
- Seven short stories from Corridor adapted for television
- Plays translated into German and Swedish and read/performed in London, Zurich, Stockholm, and other cities
作家による翻訳
- Translations of Malay-language novels by Malay Singaporean writers into English (multiple)
作品の翻訳
- German and Swedish translations of plays
作風・主題
- 文体
- expressive portmanteau style (mixing non-Anglophone words and coinages)direct, provocative voiceblend of colloquial and poetic registers
- 頻出モチーフ
- nation and belongingracial and ethnic tensionsreligion and personal faitheveryday urban Singapore
評価・遺産
A leading figure in contemporary Singapore theatre and literature. His plays have been translated and staged abroad and included in university syllabi. Active across poetry, short fiction and drama since youth, he has received numerous national awards.
大衆文化への影響
- Works included on university reading lists
- Known through television adaptations of short stories and international stage performances
引用
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“Singapore You Are Not My Country”
出典: Poem (title)
豆知識
- Of Minangkabau, Javanese and Hakka descent; identified as Malay Singaporean
- Was a medical undergraduate at the National University of Singapore but did not graduate
- Resident playwright at W!LD RICE
- Several stories from Corridor were adapted for television
- Plays have been translated into German and Swedish and staged/read in Europe
- Nadirah was selected by The Business Times as one of the finest plays in 50 years