Mythopoeic Awards
1回登壇
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第16回（1986年） Winner
Barry Hughart
バリー・ヒューガート
Barry Hughart
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1934-03-13 （Peoria, Illinois）
- 死没
- 2019-08-01 （Unknown） 85歳
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Peoria, Illinois → New York City
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Bookseller, Air Force officer
- 活動期間
- 1984年〜1990年
- 所属
- Lenox Hill Book Shop, TechTop
- 影響を受けた人物
- Alexandre Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Arabian Nights
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
Phillips Academy
国:
United States
Columbia University
学位:
Bachelor's degree
卒業年:
1956
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | World Fantasy Award | Bridge of Birds | Best Novel | World Fantasy Convention | Winner |
| 1986 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award | Bridge of Birds | Adult Literature | Mythopoeic Society | Winner |
World Fantasy Award
1985
対象作品:
Bridge of Birds
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
World Fantasy Convention
結果:
Winner
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
1986
対象作品:
Bridge of Birds
部門:
Adult Literature
主催:
Mythopoeic Society
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Bridge of Birds
1984年 FantasyA village's children fall ill with a mysterious plague, and the sage Master Li and the peasant Number Ten Ox embark on a quest to save them. Blends Chinese mythology with detective fiction.
LoveChinese mythologyMysteryHumor
翻訳
- Japanese translation available
- French
- German
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- Bulgarian
The Story of the Stone
1988年 FantasyMaster Li and Number Ten Ox investigate a monk's murder and a stolen manuscript in the Valley of Sorrows.
Chinese mythologyMysteryHumor
Eight Skilled Gentlemen
1990年 FantasyThe final adventure of Master Li and Number Ten Ox.
Chinese mythologyMysteryHumor
作風・主題
- 文体
- Faux-oriental styleLong alliterationsPoetic hyperbolesCasual references to Chinese cultureLighthearted humor
- 頻出モチーフ
- Chinese mythsMysteryPotionsMagic plantsGhostsSpells
健康
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Depression高校卒業後Misdiagnosed as schizophrenia and treated in psychiatric ward
評価・遺産
American fantasy author known for the 'Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox' series, blending Chinese mythology with detective fiction in an imaginary ancient China. Career cut short by publisher issues.
引用
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'Will there be more? I doubt it... no matter how well I wrote I'd just be repeating myself.'
出典: Interview (2000年) -
'an Ancient China that never was'
出典: Self-description
豆知識
- Publishers failed to inform him of awards for Bridge of Birds
- First draft of Bridge of Birds set aside for years, rewritten with love as central theme after reading Lin Yutang