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第12回（1967年） Winner
Andrew Salkey
あんどりゅー・さるきー
Andoryū Sākī
別名:
Felix Andrew Alexander Salkey
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1928-01-30 （Colón, Panama）
- 死没
- 1995-04-28 （Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.） 67歳
- 国籍
- Jamaican, Panamanian
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Panama (birth) → Jamaica (childhood and education) → United Kingdom (from 1952) → United States (from 1970s)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Poet, Children's books writer, Journalist, Educator, Broadcaster
- 活動期間
- 1952年〜1995年
- 所属
- Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM), BBC World Service Caribbean section, Hampshire College, West Indian Students Union (WISU)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Sam Selvon, George Lamming
- 影響を与えた人物
- V. S. Naipaul, Kamau Brathwaite
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's College | — | — | — | — | Jamaica |
| Munro College | — | — | — | — | Jamaica |
| College of St Mark and St John | — | — | — | 1950年代初頭 | United Kingdom |
St. George's College
国:
Jamaica
Munro College
国:
Jamaica
College of St Mark and St John
期間:
1950年代初頭
国:
United Kingdom
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Thomas Helmore Poetry Prize | Jamaica Symphony | — | — | winner |
| 1960 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | 民俗学と大衆文化 | Guggenheim Foundation | fellow |
| — | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | Hurricane | — | — | winner |
| 1979 | Casa de las Américas prize | In the Hills Where Her Dreams Live | — | Casa de las Américas | winner |
| 1992 | Black Scholar 25th Anniversary Award | — | 文学 | The Black Scholar | winner |
Thomas Helmore Poetry Prize
1955
対象作品:
Jamaica Symphony
結果:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1960
部門:
民俗学と大衆文化
主催:
Guggenheim Foundation
結果:
fellow
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
対象作品:
Hurricane
結果:
winner
Casa de las Américas prize
1979
対象作品:
In the Hills Where Her Dreams Live
主催:
Casa de las Américas
結果:
winner
Black Scholar 25th Anniversary Award
1992
部門:
文学
主催:
The Black Scholar
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Quality of Violence
1959年 NovelSet around 1900 in a remote area of Jamaica, narrated in Jamaican patois.
violenceJamaican society
Escape to an Autumn Pavement
1960年 NovelNovel of exile set in London, exploring queer and migrant lives.
exileidentityhomosexuality
The Late Emancipation of Jerry Stover
1968年 NovelDamning indictment of the nihilism of middle class Caribbean life.
middle classCaribbean society
Jamaica
1973年 Epic poemEpic poem exploring the historical foundations of Jamaican society.
historyJamaica
Come Home, Malcolm Heartland
1976年 NovelTheme of revolutionary activity of black secret agents and exiles in London.
revolutionblack identity
全著作
- A Quality of Violence (1959)
- Escape to an Autumn Pavement (1960)
- Hurricane (1964)
- Earthquake (1965)
- Drought (1966)
- The Late Emancipation of Jerry Stover (1968)
- The Adventures of Catullus Kelly (1969)
- Come Home, Malcolm Heartland (1976)
- Jamaica (1973)
作品の翻訳
- Hurricane (German translation, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Use of Jamaican patoisReworking of Caribbean folkloreInsider-outsider perspective
- 頻出モチーフ
- Anancy storiesexile and identityblack awareness
健康
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Chronic illness晩年Contributed to death in 1995
評価・遺産
Key figure in Caribbean literature, co-founder of Caribbean Artists Movement. Supported writers at BBC, writer-in-residence at Hampshire College. Known for Anancy stories, children's books, and themes of exile and identity.
資料所蔵先
- McMaster University (correspondence with Austin Clarke)
大衆文化への影響
- 2018 London Underground 'Windrush 70' display of poem 'History and Away'
- 2022 Backlisted podcast on his works
引用
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I was headed nowhere like a hundred million others: I had escaped a malformed Jamaican middle class; I had attained my autumn pavement; I had done more than my fair share of hurting, rejecting, and condemning; and I had created another kind of failure, and this time, in another country.
出典: Escape to an Autumn Pavement (1960年)
豆知識
- Co-founder of Caribbean Artists Movement
- Encouraged V. S. Naipaul to continue writing
- Son Jason Salkey is an actor
- Andrew Salkey Memorial Scholarship at Hampshire College
- Edited anthology of Cuban writing post-revolution