Irish Book Awards
1回登壇
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第7回（2009年） Excellence Award
Alice Taylor
アリス・テイラー
Arisu Teiyā
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1938-02-28 （Lisdangan, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland）
- 国籍
- Irish
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Roman Catholic
- 居住地歴
- Lisdangan, Newmarket, County Cork → Bandon, County Cork → Innishannon, County Cork (from 1961)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Novelist
- 活動期間
- 1984年〜2024年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drishane Convent | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
Drishane Convent
国:
Ireland
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
To School Through the Fields
1988年 Memoir 275ページNostalgic memoir recounting schooldays and life in a small Irish village.
NostalgiaRural lifeFamily
Quench the Lamp
1990年 Memoir 196ページContinuation exploring village life and traditions.
Village traditionsDaily lifeCommunity
The Village
1992年 MemoirNostalgic recollection of village life.
Village societyNatureReminiscence
The Parish
2008年 Memoir 221ページMemoir weaving parish history with personal memories.
CommunityHistoryLoss
全著作
- To School Through the Fields
- An Irish Country Diary
- Quench the Lamp
- The Village
- The Woman of the House
- Going to the Well
- Across the River
- A Fallen Leaf: A Journey Through Bereavement
- House of Memories
- The Parish
- The Nana
- Close to the Earth
- The Journey: New and Selected Poems
- Secrets of the Oak
- Night Before Christmas
- A Country Miscellany
- A Child’s Book of Irish Rhymes
作風・主題
- 文体
- Simple and accessible proseNostalgic storytellingVivid depiction of everyday details
- 頻出モチーフ
- Irish rural landscapesFamily and lossVillage communityNature and seasons
評価・遺産
Irish writer renowned for nostalgic memoirs depicting life in a small village. Her books achieved international bestseller status.
豆知識
- Married Gabriel Murphy in 1961; they had five children. Husband died in 2005.
- Operated a guesthouse, post office, and shop in Innishannon.
- Edited and published local magazine Candlelight in 1984.
- Involved in the restoration of Innishannon Tower.