Booker Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 50 (2018) Winner
Anna Burns
アンナ・バーンズ
Anna Burns
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-03-07 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Belfast (birth and raised, Ardoyne district) → London (from 1987) → East Sussex (as of 2014)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow, FRSL)
- Nominations
- Orange Prize 2002 shortlist (No Bones), Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 shortlist (Milkman)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gemma's High School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St. Gemma's High School
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Booker Prize | Milkman | — | Booker Prize Foundation | Winner |
| 2001 | Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize | No Bones | 最優秀地域小説 | Royal Society of Literature | Winner |
| 2019 | Orwell Prize | Milkman | 政治フィクション | — | Winner |
| 2020 | International Dublin Literary Award | Milkman | — | — | Winner |
| 2018 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Milkman | フィクション | — | Winner |
Booker Prize
2018
Work:
Milkman
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Winner
Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize
2001
Work:
No Bones
Category:
最優秀地域小説
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Winner
Orwell Prize
2019
Work:
Milkman
Category:
政治フィクション
Result:
Winner
International Dublin Literary Award
2020
Work:
Milkman
Result:
Winner
National Book Critics Circle Award
2018
Work:
Milkman
Category:
フィクション
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Orwell Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 26 (2019) Winner
International Dublin Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 25 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
No Bones
2001 NovelAccount of a girl's life growing up in Belfast during the Troubles. Dysfunctional family symbolizes Northern Ireland politics.
The TroublesBelfast everyday lifeFamily dysfunction
Little Constructions
2007 NovelDarkly comic tale of a woman from a criminal family on a retribution mission.
Criminal familyRetributionIrony
Milkman
2018 NovelSet during the Troubles in 1970s, unnamed 18-year-old 'middle sister' stalked by paramilitary 'Milkman'.
The TroublesStalkingAnonymityFemale perspective
Mostly Hero
2014 NovellaStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Belfast vernacularIntrospective narrativeSatire
- Recurring Motifs
- Northern Ireland conflictFamily dynamicsEveryday terror
Legacy
First Northern Irish Booker winner with Milkman. Key in Troubles literature.
Trivia
- First Northern Irish Booker Prize winner
- From Catholic working-class background