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Carey Harrison

ケアリー・ハリソン

Kearii Harison

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1944-02-19 (Kensington, London, England)
死没
2025-01-23 (St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England) 80歳
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
Los Angeles (raised) → New York (raised) → Woodstock, New York (about 28 years) → St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex

経歴

職業
Novelist, Playwright, Radio dramatist, Professor
活動期間
1966年〜2025年
所属
Brooklyn College (City University of New York)
影響を受けた人物
Rex Harrison (father), Lilli Palmer (mother)
ノミネート
Pushcart Prize (nominated 2005), Pushcart Prize (nominated 2007)

学歴

Lycée Français (attended in Los Angeles/New York)
国: United States
Attended during childhood/early youth
Sunningdale School
国: United Kingdom
Harrow School
国: United Kingdom
Jesus College, Cambridge
国: United Kingdom

受賞歴

Giles Cooper Award
1979
対象作品: I Never Killed My German
主催: UK / Giles Cooper Awards (BBC-related)
結果: winner
Encore Award
1991
対象作品: Richard's Feet
主催: Society of Authors (UK)
結果: winner
Sony Radio Academy Awards
主催: Sony Radio Academy
結果: winner (年不明)
Pushcart Prize (nominated)
2005
主催: Pushcart Press
結果: nominee
Pushcart Prize (nominated)
2007
主催: Pushcart Press
結果: nominee
Prix Italia (Silver Award)
主催: Prix Italia
結果: winner (年不明)
Best Play award, Academy of Arts, Berlin
主催: Academy of Arts, Berlin
結果: winner (年不明)
Prix Marulic
主催: Prix Marulic
結果: winner/受賞 (年不明)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Freud

1984年 Biographical drama / TV screenplay

A dramatized portrayal of Sigmund Freud. Produced as a TV miniseries and shown on Masterpiece Theatre.

psychoanalysisbiographypower and ethics
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television] Freud (TV miniseries) (1984)

Richard's Feet

1990年 Novel

A novel mixing humour and psychological portraiture. Published in the UK and US and winner of the Encore Award.

familyidentityhuman relationships

Cley

1991年 Novel

A 1991 novel exploring social and philosophical themes.

societymemory

Egon

1993年 Novel

A novel focused on deep historical and personal exploration.

historycharacter study

I Never Killed My German

1979年 Radio drama / Play

A radio play written for broadcast; winner of the Giles Cooper Award in 1979.

memoryguilt and atonement

A Cook's Tour of Communism

2008年 Radio drama

A radio piece with political and satirical elements broadcast on the BBC World Service.

political satirehistory

全著作

  • Freud (1984)
  • Richard's Feet (1990)
  • Cley (1991)
  • Egon (1993)
  • How To Push Through (2002)
  • Dog's Mercury (2005)
  • Who Was That Lady? (2005)
  • Justice (2005)
  • Personal Assistant (2006)
  • Clear To Kill (2006)
  • As An Unperfect Actor on the Stage (2006)

翻案

  • Freud (TV miniseries, shown on Masterpiece Theatre)
  • Numerous radio plays broadcast and produced in translation internationally

作家による翻訳

  • Published translations from French, Italian, German and Spanish authors

作風・主題

文体
psychological dramablack humourpolitical satire
頻出モチーフ
identitypower and ethicsreconstruction of historical figuresmemory and guilt

健康

  • brief illness
    2025年1月
    Died after a brief illness in January 2025

評価・遺産

Carey Harrison was a versatile writer across novels, theatre and radio, recognised in both the UK and the US. His work has been translated into many languages and widely broadcast on radio and television.

関連学会

  • Society of Authors
  • Writers' Guild of Great Britain

資料所蔵先

  • Works and authority records held in major repositories (e.g. British Library, Library of Congress authority records)

大衆文化への影響

  • Presence in popular media through TV broadcasts such as Masterpiece Theatre

豆知識

  • Born to actors Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer.
  • Was one of the London Recruits who covertly and clandestinely helped distribute ANC literature into South Africa in the 1960s–70s.
  • Lived in Woodstock, New York for about 28 years.
  • Was a professor at Brooklyn College and retired in January 2025 shortly before his death after a brief illness.
  • Prolific author of plays, radio dramas and novels; works translated into thirteen languages.