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第28回（2011年） Winner
Anjali Joseph
アンジァリ・ジョセフ
Anjali Joseph
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1978 （Mumbai）
- 国籍
- India
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- India, Mumbai → England → Oxford, Oxfordshire
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, journalist, teacher
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜2024年
- 所属団体
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- ノミネート
- The Hindu Literary Prize shortlist (2010), Man Asian Literary Prize longlist (2012), DSC Prize for South Asian Literature shortlist (2016)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College, Cambridge | Faculty of English | English | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Trinity College, Cambridge
Faculty of English
/ English
学位:
BA
国:
United Kingdom
Studied English
University of East Anglia
School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
/ Creative Writing
学位:
MA
国:
United Kingdom
MA in creative writing
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Betty Trask Prize | Saraswati Park | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2011 | Desmond Elliott Prize | Saraswati Park | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | Vodafone Crossword Book Award for Fiction | Saraswati Park | — | — | winner |
Betty Trask Prize
2011
対象作品:
Saraswati Park
主催:
Society of Authors
結果:
winner
Desmond Elliott Prize
2011
対象作品:
Saraswati Park
結果:
winner
Vodafone Crossword Book Award for Fiction
2011
対象作品:
Saraswati Park
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Saraswati Park
2010年 novelStory of Mohan Karekar, a pensive letter-writer in Mumbai, whose monotonous life changes when his gay 19-year-old nephew moves in.
everyday lifefamilyLGBTIndian middle class
Another Country
2012年 novelStory of Leela Ghosh, a middle-class Bengali girl navigating friendship, love, and betrayal across Paris, London, and Mumbai.
cross-culturalyouth strugglesurban life
The Living
2016年 novelIntertwined stories of Claire, a young single mother in an English shoe factory, and Arun, a grandfather making Kolhapuri chappals in India.
labourrecoveryeveryday poetry
Keeping in Touch
2021年 novelA story of dysfunctional love and a lightbulb with unusual properties.
lovemodern life
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyricaltenderhumorouswell-crafted
- 頻出モチーフ
- everyday momentscross-cultural connectionsinner lives
評価・遺産
Indian novelist living in the UK. Debut novel Saraswati Park won the Betty Trask Prize and Desmond Elliott Prize. Known for tender, lyrical portrayals of everyday life.
豆知識
- Father is a research scientist and Malayali; mother is Bengali-Gujarati.
- Family relocated to England when she was seven.
- Lives in Oxford, married to philosopher Simon Glendinning.
- Trained as a chartered accountant but did not complete certification.