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第8回（2008年） Winner
Ceridwen Dovey
セリドウェン・ドヴェイ
Seriduwen Dovei
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1980-01-01 （Pietermaritzburg）
- 国籍
- South African, Australian
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- South Africa (mainly East London) → Australia → United States (Harvard University) → South Africa (University of Cape Town) → United States (New York University) → Sydney
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Social anthropologist
- 活動期間
- 2008年〜2024年
- 所属
- Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sydney Girls High School | — | High School | — | — | Australia |
| Harvard University | — | Anthropology and Visual & Environmental Studies | BA | 1999-2003 | United States |
| University of Cape Town | — | Creative Writing | MA | 2004頃 | South Africa |
| New York University | — | Social Anthropology | — | — | United States |
North Sydney Girls High School
High School
国:
Australia
Harvard University
Anthropology and Visual & Environmental Studies
学位:
BA
期間:
1999-2003
卒業年:
2003
国:
United States
Made documentaries on post-apartheid South Africa
University of Cape Town
Creative Writing
学位:
MA
期間:
2004頃
国:
South Africa
Wrote first novel Blood Kin as MA thesis
New York University
Social Anthropology
国:
United States
Graduate studies
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dylan Thomas Prize | Blood Kin | — | — | shortlisted |
| 2007 | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize | Blood Kin | — | — | shortlisted |
| 2008 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Blood Kin | Best First Book (Africa) | — | shortlisted |
| 2014 | Readings New Australian Writing Award | Only the Animals | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | NSW Premier's Literary Awards People's Choice for Fiction Award | Only the Animals | — | Government of New South Wales | winner |
| 2014 | Queensland Literary Awards Steele Rudd Award | Only the Animals | Short story collection | — | winner |
| — | Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship | — | — | Sidney Myer Fund | recipient |
| 2009 | National Book Foundation 5 under 35 | — | — | National Book Foundation | nominee |
| 2020 | Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing | True Grit | — | — | winner |
| 2020 | Finkel Foundation Eureka Prize for Long-Form Science Journalism | True Grit | — | Australian Museum | winner |
Dylan Thomas Prize
2007
対象作品:
Blood Kin
結果:
shortlisted
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
2007
対象作品:
Blood Kin
結果:
shortlisted
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2008
対象作品:
Blood Kin
部門:
Best First Book (Africa)
結果:
shortlisted
Readings New Australian Writing Award
2014
対象作品:
Only the Animals
結果:
winner
NSW Premier's Literary Awards People's Choice for Fiction Award
2014
対象作品:
Only the Animals
主催:
Government of New South Wales
結果:
winner
Queensland Literary Awards Steele Rudd Award
2014
対象作品:
Only the Animals
部門:
Short story collection
結果:
winner
Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship
主催:
Sidney Myer Fund
結果:
recipient
National Book Foundation 5 under 35
2009
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
nominee
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing
2020
対象作品:
True Grit
結果:
winner
Finkel Foundation Eureka Prize for Long-Form Science Journalism
2020
対象作品:
True Grit
主催:
Australian Museum
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第8回（2008年 第2回開催） Winner
作品
代表作
Blood Kin
2007年 NovelA fictional military coup told from the perspectives of the overthrown leader's portraitist, chef, and barber. The setting is deliberately ambiguous.
PowerCoupHuman relationships
翻訳
- Published in 15 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden
全著作
- Blood Kin
- Only the Animals
- In the Garden of the Fugitives
- On J. M. Coetzee
- Inner Worlds, Outer Spaces: The Working Life of Others
- Life After Truth
- Mothertongues
- Only the Astronauts
作風・主題
- 文体
- Narration from perspectives of animals or inanimate objects
- 頻出モチーフ
- Animals in human conflictsInanimate objects in space
評価・遺産
South African-Australian author known for debut novel Blood Kin and short story collection Only the Animals. Multiple award winner with background in social anthropology, also writes non-fiction.
豆知識
- Her father received death threats for teaching black students under apartheid.
- Her sister Lindiwe Dovey is Professor of Film and Screen Studies at SOAS University of London.