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第8回（1991年） Winner
Amit Chaudhuri
アミト・チャウドゥリ
Amit Chaudhuri
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1962-05-15 （Kolkata (Calcutta)）
- 国籍
- India
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Kolkata (birth) → Mumbai (grew up) → London (residence/activity) → Norwich / East Anglia (while at UEA)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer, composer, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1991年〜2025年
- 所属
- University of East Anglia (UEA), Ashoka University, Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- 所属団体
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), Modern Language Association (Honorary Fellow)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College London | English | Department of English | BA | 1980s | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, Oxford | Graduate studies | English (D.Phil.) | D.Phil. | 1990s〜2000s | United Kingdom |
University College London
English
/ Department of English
学位:
BA
期間:
1980s
国:
United Kingdom
First degree in English literature
Balliol College, Oxford
Graduate studies
/ English (D.Phil.)
学位:
D.Phil.
期間:
1990s〜2000s
国:
United Kingdom
D.Phil. thesis later published as a monograph on D.H. Lawrence
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Betty Trask Award | A Strange and Sublime Address | — | Society of Authors (UK) | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book) | A Strange and Sublime Address | Best First Book | Commonwealth Writers | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Encore Award | Afternoon Raag | — | Encore (UK) | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Southern Arts Literature Prize | Afternoon Raag | — | Southern Arts (UK) | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | Fellowship | Royal Society of Literature | 選出（フェロー） |
| 2012 | Infosys Prize (Humanities - Literary Studies) | — | Humanities - Literary Studies | Infosys Science Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Honorary Fellow, Modern Language Association (MLA) | — | — | Modern Language Association | 選出（名誉フェロー） |
| 2022 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Biography) | Finding the Raga | Biography | University of Edinburgh (James Tait Black) | 受賞 |
Betty Trask Award
1991
対象作品:
A Strange and Sublime Address
主催:
Society of Authors (UK)
結果:
受賞
Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book)
1991
対象作品:
A Strange and Sublime Address
部門:
Best First Book
主催:
Commonwealth Writers
結果:
受賞
Encore Award
1994
対象作品:
Afternoon Raag
主催:
Encore (UK)
結果:
受賞
Southern Arts Literature Prize
1994
対象作品:
Afternoon Raag
主催:
Southern Arts (UK)
結果:
受賞
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2009
部門:
Fellowship
主催:
Royal Society of Literature
結果:
選出（フェロー）
Infosys Prize (Humanities - Literary Studies)
2012
部門:
Humanities - Literary Studies
主催:
Infosys Science Foundation
結果:
受賞
Honorary Fellow, Modern Language Association (MLA)
2020
主催:
Modern Language Association
結果:
選出（名誉フェロー）
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Biography)
2022
対象作品:
Finding the Raga
部門:
Biography
主催:
University of Edinburgh (James Tait Black)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Encore Award
1回登壇
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第5回（1994年） Winner
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第20回（1999年） Winner
Rabindra Puraskar
1回登壇
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第83回（2012年 第2回開催） Winner
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第103回（2021年） Winner
作品
代表作
A Strange and Sublime Address
1991年 NovelDebut novel exploring urban India and intimate, reflective narratives of movement and belonging.
movementurban lifememory
Afternoon Raag
1993年 NovelA novel noted for interweaving music and everyday life; winner of the Encore Award.
musicfamilythe everyday
Freedom Song
1998年 NovelDeals with immigration and questions of identity; received critical attention.
migrationidentity
A New World
2000年 NovelA mid-period novel finely描写ing urban change and personal memory.
citymemorychange
The Immortals
2009年 NovelA mature work layering narrative technique and strata of memory.
memorytimeculture
Odysseus Abroad
2015年 NovelConnects classical themes with contemporary concerns; centers on travel and self-exploration.
journeyexplorationclassical themes
Finding the Raga
2021年 Non-fiction / Music studyA personal and scholarly meditation on Indian music. Winner of the James Tait Black Prize (Biography).
Indian classical musictradition and improvisationcultural history
Sojourn
2022年 NovelRecent novel reconsidering movement and notions of dwelling.
dwellingmemorymovement
全著作
- A Strange and Sublime Address (1991)
- Afternoon Raag (1993)
- Freedom Song (1998)
- A New World (2000)
- The Immortals (2009)
- Odysseus Abroad (2015)
- Friend of My Youth (2017)
- Sojourn (2022)
- Real Time: Stories and a Reminiscence (2002)
- St. Cyril Road and Other Poems (2005)
- D.H. Lawrence and 'Difference' (2003)
- Clearing A Space: Reflections on India, Literature and Culture (2008)
- Calcutta: Two Years in the City (2013)
- Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music (2021)
作風・主題
- 文体
- delicate, introspective prosemusical rhythms in narrationattentive depiction of everyday detailautofictional elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- memorythe city (especially Kolkata)music (Indian classical)family and the everyday
評価・遺産
Amit Chaudhuri is a highly regarded India-born writer in English whose work spans novels, poetry, criticism and music studies. He has established a distinctive body of work exploring intersections of literature and music and has received multiple literary and academic honors.
関連学会
- Royal Society of Literature
豆知識
- Performs internationally as a singer in the North Indian classical tradition.
- Learned singing from his mother Bijoya Chaudhuri and from Pandit Govind Prasad Jaipurwale.
- Married to Rosinka Chaudhuri, a cultural studies scholar.
- His doctoral thesis was later published as a monograph on D.H. Lawrence.