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第12回（2007年） Winner
Anne Born
アン・ボーン
Anne Born
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1924-07-09 （London, England）
- 死没
- 2011-07-27 87歳
- 国籍
- British
- 言語
- English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- 居住地歴
- Copenhagen, Denmark → Salcombe, Devon, England
経歴
- 職業
- poet, local historian, writer, translator, publisher
- 活動期間
- 1940年〜2011年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Copenhagen | Faculty of Arts | Department of English | — | — | Denmark |
University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of English
国:
Denmark
Studied English literature in Copenhagen after World War II
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Independent Foreign Fiction Prize | Out Stealing Horses (translation) | — | The Independent | 受賞 |
| 2007 | International Dublin Literary Award | Out Stealing Horses (translation) | — | International Dublin Literary Award committee | 受賞 |
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
2007
対象作品:
Out Stealing Horses (translation)
主催:
The Independent
結果:
受賞
International Dublin Literary Award
2007
対象作品:
Out Stealing Horses (translation)
主催:
International Dublin Literary Award committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Out Stealing Horses (by Per Petterson; translated by Anne Born)
2003年 NovelAnne Born's English translation of Per Petterson's novel. The work traces the protagonist's past and inner life through themes of ageing, memory, loss and rural life. Born's translation was praised for conveying the lyrical quietness of the original.
memoryageinglossrural life
翻訳
- English translation
全著作
- Out Stealing Horses (translation)
- Hans Christian Andersen (selected translations)
- Local history books (on Salcombe and surrounding area)
作家による翻訳
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)
- Per Petterson
- Janne Teller
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise and clear prosetranslation style that preserves the lyricism of the originalpoetic sensibility in expression
- 頻出モチーフ
- memory and recollectionlandscape and nature depictiondisplacement and settlement
評価・遺産
Anne Born introduced major Scandinavian writers to English-speaking readers through her translations and was highly regarded as a translator. In 2013 the Poetry Society established the Anne Born Prize in her memory. Her poetry press Overstep Books, which she ran from 1992 to 2008, is also part of her legacy.
関連学会
- Poetry Society
資料所蔵先
- Overstep Books archive
豆知識
- Married Danish pilot Povl Born in 1946 and moved to Copenhagen.
- Founded the poetry press Overstep Books in 1992 and ran it until 2008.
- Had four children: Conrad, Christopher, Caroline and Crispin.
- Won major translation prizes for her English translation of Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horses.