Encore Award
1回登壇
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第4回（1993年） Winner
Colm Tóibín
コルム・トービーン
Colm Toibin
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
- 国籍
- Ireland
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Catholicism
- 居住地歴
- Enniscorthy (birthplace) → Barcelona (residence) → Dublin (residence/work) → Los Angeles (Highland Park, shared home) → New York (Columbia University)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright, poet, professor
- 活動期間
- 1975年〜
- 所属
- Aosdána, Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), Columbia University (Professor of the Humanities), University of Manchester (Professor of Creative Writing, former), University of Liverpool (Chancellor, 2017–2022)
- 所属団体
- Aosdána, Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Henry James, Thomas Mann, Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Louise Glück, Ernest Hemingway
- 影響を与えた人物
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin (UCD) | Arts (History and English) | Department of History and English | BA | 1972–1975 | Ireland |
University College Dublin (UCD)
Arts (History and English)
/ Department of History and English
学位:
BA
期間:
1972–1975
卒業年:
1975
国:
Ireland
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Encore Award | The Heather Blazing | — | — | Winner |
| 1999 | Booker Prize (Shortlist) | The Blackwater Lightship | — | — | Shortlisted |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction | The Master | — | — | Winner |
| 2006 | International Dublin Literary Award | The Master | — | — | Winner |
| 2011 | Irish PEN Award | — | — | Irish PEN | Winner |
| 2015 | Hawthornden Prize | Nora Webster | — | — | Winner |
| 2021 | David Cohen Prize for Literature | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2022 | Folio Prize | The Magician | — | — | Winner |
| 2009 | Costa Novel Award | Brooklyn | — | — | Winner |
| 2009 | Booker Prize (Longlist) | Brooklyn | — | — | Longlisted |
Encore Award
1993
対象作品:
The Heather Blazing
結果:
Winner
Booker Prize (Shortlist)
1999
対象作品:
The Blackwater Lightship
結果:
Shortlisted
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction
2004
対象作品:
The Master
結果:
Winner
International Dublin Literary Award
2006
対象作品:
The Master
結果:
Winner
Irish PEN Award
2011
主催:
Irish PEN
結果:
Winner
Hawthornden Prize
2015
対象作品:
Nora Webster
結果:
Winner
David Cohen Prize for Literature
2021
結果:
Winner
Folio Prize
2022
対象作品:
The Magician
結果:
Winner
Costa Novel Award
2009
対象作品:
Brooklyn
結果:
Winner
Booker Prize (Longlist)
2009
対象作品:
Brooklyn
結果:
Longlisted
受賞・候補エディション
-
第25回（2004年） Winner
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第17回（2005年） Winner
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第24回（2012年） Winner
Stonewall Book Award
1回登壇
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第32回（2005年） Winner
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第11回（2006年） Winner
Costa Book Awards
1回登壇
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第39回（2009年） Winner
Hawthornden Prize
1回登壇
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第75回（2015年） Winner
Irish Book Awards
1回登壇
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第17回（2019年） Lifetime Achievement Award
作品
代表作
The South
1990年 NovelEarly novel incorporating episodes set in Barcelona.
exilepersonal identity
The Heather Blazing
1992年 NovelA Wexford novel dealing with the death of a father and family history.
familylossIrish society
The Story of the Night
1996年 NovelFollows a protagonist living abroad dealing with gay identity and political unrest.
homosexual identityliving abroadinterior life
The Blackwater Lightship
1999年 NovelA Wexford-rooted novel about family relationships and illness.
familyillnessIreland
The Master
2004年 Historical/biographical novelA fictionalised account of Henry James's inner life, exploring creativity and solitude.
creativitysolitudethe life of a writer
Brooklyn
2009年 NovelFollows Eilis Lacey, an immigrant woman torn between her hometown and a new life in Brooklyn.
migrationhome vs abroadcoming of age
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Brooklyn / John Crowley (2015)
The Testament of Mary
2012年 Short fiction / dramatic monologueA reimagining of a traditional story from a fresh, personal perspective.
religionconflict of faithmotherhood
Nora Webster
2014年 NovelPortrays grief and recovery of a mother who has lost her husband.
grieffamilyrenewal
The Magician
2021年 Biographical novelA fictionalised account based on the life of Thomas Mann, examining writer and era.
portrait of a writerhistory and private lifecreative anguish
Long Island
2024年 NovelSequel to Brooklyn following Eilis's return to Enniscorthy.
return homepassage of timefamily
全著作
- The South (1990)
- The Heather Blazing (1992)
- The Story of the Night (1996)
- The Blackwater Lightship (1999)
- The Master (2004)
- Brooklyn (2009)
- The Testament of Mary (2012)
- Nora Webster (2014)
- House of Names (2017)
- The Magician (2021)
- Long Island (2024)
翻案
- Brooklyn (film, 2015)
作風・主題
- 文体
- restrained and precise proseeconomical gestures and important silencesprefers implication over explicit explanation
- 頻出モチーフ
- silencefamilylossgay identityexile/migration
健康
-
Testicular cancer (metastatic)2019–Cancer diagnosed in 2019 with metastases to lung, liver and lymph node; undergoing treatment. It affected health but he has continued public and literary activity.
評価・遺産
One of contemporary Ireland's leading writers. Widely acclaimed for delicate explorations of family, religion, exile and gay identity; winner of numerous awards and author of works adapted into popular culture such as the film Brooklyn.
関連学会
- Aosdána
- Royal Society of Literature
資料所蔵先
- National Library of Ireland (personal notes and workbooks held)
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation of Brooklyn (2015)
引用
-
Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep – it can't be done abruptly.
出典: Interview / profile (e.g. Guardian) (2017年)
豆知識
- Said he could not read until about the age of nine.
- Has spoken about having a stammer throughout his life.
- Brooklyn's film adaptation (2015) raised his public profile.
- Time spent in Barcelona influenced early work.
- Founded the Dublin imprint Tuskar Rock Press.