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David Demchuk

デイビッド・デムチェック

Deibiddo Demuchikku

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
Winnipeg, Manitoba
国籍
Canada
言語
English
居住地歴
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Toronto, Ontario

経歴

職業
playwright, novelist, screenwriter
活動期間
1985年〜2025年
所属
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
ノミネート
Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (2017, The Bone Mother), amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlisted finalist (2018, The Bone Mother)

受賞歴

Dora Mavor Moore Award
1986
対象作品: Touch
部門: 特別賞
主催: Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Bone Mother

2017年 Horror

A horror novel composed of interlinked stories inspired by Ukrainian folklore, featuring the undead and monsters. The first horror novel longlisted for the Giller Prize.

undeadmonstersUkrainian folklore

RED X

2021年 Horror

A novel about serial murders encountered through a gay hookup app.

LGBTQ+serial killermodern society

The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett

2025年 Horror

The hitherto untold story of Mrs. Lovett, the butcher's daughter.

全著作

  • Rosalie Sings Alone
  • If Betty Should Rise
  • Touch
  • The World We Live On Turns So That the Sun Appears to Rise
  • Stay
  • Mattachine
  • Thieves in the Night
  • The Bone Mother
  • RED X
  • The Butcher's Daughter

作風・主題

文体
Horror-infused linked storiesDark, fantastical narrative style
頻出モチーフ
monstersafterlifesocial alienation

評価・遺産

Canadian playwright prominent in the 1980s, later worked in broadcasting. Gained attention as a horror novelist with debut The Bone Mother in 2017, nominated for major literary prizes.

豆知識

  • Of Ukrainian descent
  • Born in Winnipeg, moved to Toronto in 1984
  • Long-time employee at CBC
  • First horror novel longlisted for the Giller Prize