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Colson Whitehead

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Colson Whitehead

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1969-11-06 （New York City, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Manhattan, New York City → Sag Harbor, Long Island → Fort Greene, Brooklyn (former residence)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Essayist, Nonfiction writer, Producer/Screenwriter (occasional)
活動期間
1991年〜
所属
Princeton University (teaching/visiting), New York University (teaching), Columbia University (teaching), Wesleyan University (teaching), Vassar College (writer-in-residence)
影響を受けた人物
Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison

学歴

Trinity School (New York City)
国: United States
Attended Trinity School (secondary education)
Harvard University
学位: BA
期間: 1987–1991
卒業年: 1991
国: United States
Received BA

受賞歴

National Book Award (Fiction)
2016
対象作品: The Underground Railroad
部門: Fiction
主催: National Book Foundation
結果: Won
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2017
対象作品: The Underground Railroad
部門: Fiction
主催: The Pulitzer Prizes
結果: Won
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2020
対象作品: The Nickel Boys
部門: Fiction
主催: The Pulitzer Prizes
結果: Won
MacArthur Fellowship
2002
主催: MacArthur Foundation
結果: Won
Whiting Award
2000
部門: Fiction
主催: Whiting Foundation
結果: Won
Harvard Arts Medal
2018
主催: Harvard University
結果: Won
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
2020
主催: Library of Congress
結果: Won
National Humanities Medal
2023
主催: National Endowment for the Humanities / U.S. Government
結果: Won
Guggenheim Fellowship
2013
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: Won

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Intuitionist

1999年 Fiction (literary / speculative elements)

A novel centered on an elevator inspector in a city, blending allegory and speculative elements to explore race, technology, and politics.

RaceTechnology and bureaucracyUrban life

John Henry Days

2001年 Fiction (historical / social novel)

Interweaves episodes about the legendary John Henry with contemporary reportage, exploring American music and labor.

Legend and historyLaborAfrican-American culture

Apex Hides the Hurt

2006年 Fiction (satire)

A satirical novel about branding and consumer culture that examines identity and appearances.

Consumer cultureIdentitySatire

Sag Harbor

2009年 Fiction (coming-of-age)

A coming-of-age story set during summers in the 1980s that explores racial identity and friendships.

Coming-of-ageRace and communityNostalgia

Zone One

2011年 Fiction (post-apocalyptic)

Set against a zombie apocalypse, it examines societal recovery and individual memory, notable for stylistic experimentation and dark humor.

Rebuilding civilizationMemoryIrony

The Underground Railroad

2016年 Fiction (historical allegory)

A historical allegory following an escaped slave, imagining the Underground Railroad as an actual subterranean railway to confront the violence and memory of slavery in America.

SlaveryEscape and freedomHistorical memory
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV miniseries] The Underground Railroad (TV miniseries) / Barry Jenkins (2021)

The Nickel Boys

2019年 Fiction (historical/social novel)

Inspired by the real Dozier School for Boys in Florida, it depicts abuse at a reform school and examines dignity, resilience, and redemption.

Institutional violenceHuman rightsRedemption and memory
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (in development / production)] The Nickel Boys (film adaptation) / RaMell Ross

Harlem Shuffle

2021年 Fiction (crime novel)

A crime novel set in 1960s Harlem that explores family, urban change, and moral ambiguity.

Urban crimeFamilyCorruption and morality

Crook Manifesto

2023年 Fiction (crime/urban)

A follow-up to Harlem Shuffle, continuing to examine crime and social dynamics in Harlem.

CrimeCommunityUrban history

全著作

  • The Intuitionist (1999)
  • John Henry Days (2001)
  • The Colossus of New York (2003)
  • Apex Hides the Hurt (2006)
  • Sag Harbor (2009)
  • Zone One (2011)
  • The Underground Railroad (2016)
  • The Noble Hustle (2014)
  • The Nickel Boys (2019)
  • Harlem Shuffle (2021)
  • Crook Manifesto (2023)

翻案

  • The Underground Railroad (TV miniseries, dir. Barry Jenkins, 2021)
  • The Nickel Boys (film adaptation in development, dir. RaMell Ross; Whitehead as executive producer)

作品の翻訳

  • The Underground Railroad (Japanese translation)
  • The Nickel Boys (Japanese translation)

作風・主題

文体
Blend of realism and allegory/speculative elementsConcise, rhythmic proseSharp engagement with social and historical themes
頻出モチーフ
American history and memoryRace and identityViolence and redemption

評価・遺産

Colson Whitehead is a leading contemporary American writer, winner of multiple major literary prizes including Pulitzer Prizes in 2017 and 2020. His work is acclaimed for combining history and allegory to illuminate race and national memory.

豆知識

  • One of the few writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice (2017, 2020).
  • The Underground Railroad was adapted into a TV miniseries directed by Barry Jenkins.
  • Married to literary agent Julie Barer.