Ngaio Marsh Awards
1回登壇
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第12回（2021年） Winner
Brannavan Gnanalingam
ブランナヴァン・グナナリンガム
Brannavan Gnanalingam
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1983-10-20 （Sri Lanka）
- 国籍
- New Zealand
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
経歴
- 職業
- Author, Lawyer
- 活動期間
- 2011年〜2024年
- 所属
- Buddle Findlay, Lawrence & Gibson
- ノミネート
- Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017 longlist (A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse), Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2018 shortlist (Sodden Downstream), Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021 shortlist (Sprigs)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ngaio Marsh Award | Sprigs | Best Novel | Ngaio Marsh Awards | Winner |
Ngaio Marsh Award
2021
対象作品:
Sprigs
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
Ngaio Marsh Awards
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Sprigs
2020年 Crime fictionAn incendiary novel and an important examination of racism, violence and toxic masculinity that everyone should read.
racismviolencetoxic masculinity
Sodden Downstream
2017年 NovelA novel reflecting Sri Lankan Civil War experiences with excellent rendition of Kiwi idiom.
diasporacivil warKiwi culture
Slow Down, You're Here
2022年 Horror novelA horror novel set in Onehunga that received critical praise.
horrormodern life
全著作
- The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat (2024)
- Slow Down, You're Here (2022)
- Sprigs (2020)
- Sodden Downstream (2017)
- A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse (2016)
- Credit in the Straight World (2015)
- You Should Have Come Here When You Were Not Here (2013)
- Getting Under Sail (2011)
作風・主題
- 文体
- satiricalsurreal humourexcellent use of Kiwi idiom
- 頻出モチーフ
- Sri Lankan diasporaimmigrant experienceglobal financial crisis
評価・遺産
Recognized as a key voice for Sri Lankan diaspora in New Zealand literature, gaining international attention in crime fiction.
引用
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Ramaswamy shows that you can grease up to racist folks by doing some of the heavy lifting for them, but they’ll still never view you as one of them. You’re just the hired help. And they’ll still view you as a loser.
出典: The Spinoff (2024年)
豆知識
- His debut novel is based on a trip from Morocco to Ghana where he was mistakenly detained in Mauritania related to French tourist killings.