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第20回（1961年） Winner
David Storey
デイヴィッド・ストーリー
David Malcolm Storey
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1933-07-13 （Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England）
- 死没
- 2017-03-27 （London, England） 83歳
- 国籍
- British
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, playwright, screenwriter, former rugby league player
- 活動期間
- 1955年〜2017年
- ノミネート
- Pasmore — Booker Prize shortlisted
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield | — | — | — | — | England |
| Slade School of Fine Art | — | — | — | — | England |
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
国:
England
Slade School of Fine Art
国:
England
Supported himself by playing rugby league while studying
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Booker Prize | Saville | — | Booker Prize Foundation | winner |
| 1960 | Macmillan Fiction Award | This Sporting Life | — | Macmillan | winner |
| 1961 | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize | Flight into Camden | — | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize committee | winner |
| 1963 | Somerset Maugham Award | Flight into Camden | — | Somerset Maugham Award committee | winner |
| 1973 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | Pasmore | — | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize committee | winner |
Booker Prize
1976
対象作品:
Saville
主催:
Booker Prize Foundation
結果:
winner
Macmillan Fiction Award
1960
対象作品:
This Sporting Life
主催:
Macmillan
結果:
winner
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
1961
対象作品:
Flight into Camden
主催:
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize committee
結果:
winner
Somerset Maugham Award
1963
対象作品:
Flight into Camden
主催:
Somerset Maugham Award committee
結果:
winner
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1973
対象作品:
Pasmore
主催:
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize committee
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
This Sporting Life
1960年 novel (working-class realism)A novel about the life and struggles of a professional rugby league player from the working class, focusing on personal conflicts and social conditions.
classmasculinitysportalienation
映像化・舞台化
- [film] This Sporting Life / Lindsay Anderson (1963)
Flight into Camden
1961年 novelA largely autobiographical novel about moving to the city and interpersonal relationships; it received critical acclaim on publication.
self-discoveryurban migrationclass
Pasmore
1972年 novelThrough the figure of Pasmore, the novel explores the divide and changes between the individual and society. Winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
individual vs societyidentitychange
Saville
1976年 novelA major work depicting the coming-of-age and struggles of a young working-class man; awarded the Booker Prize in 1976.
coming of ageclass consciousnesseducation
In Celebration
1969年 playA play depicting family discord and past hurts set against a family celebration. It was adapted into film.
familypast conflictsclass
映像化・舞台化
- [film] In Celebration (1975)
全著作
- This Sporting Life (1960)
- Flight into Camden (1961)
- Radcliffe (1963)
- Pasmore (1972)
- Saville (1976)
- A Prodigal Child (1982)
- A Serious Man (1998)
- As It Happened (2002)
翻案
- This Sporting Life (1963 film, dir. Lindsay Anderson)
- In Celebration (1975 film, American Film Theatre)
- Home (television film)
- Early Days (television film)
作風・主題
- 文体
- working-class realismrestrained, observational prosepsychological characterisation
- 頻出モチーフ
- class and social mobilitymasculinity and alienationfamily fracturessport and identity
健康
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Parkinson's disease晩年Affected his health in later years and was reported as one of the causes contributing to his death
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dementia晩年Impaired memory and daily functioning and was reported as a contributing cause of death
評価・遺産
David Storey was an important British novelist, playwright and screenwriter with a working-class perspective, widely recognised for works such as the Booker Prize–winning Saville (1976). His works have been adapted for film and television and have had lasting impact on contemporary British literature and theatre.
資料所蔵先
- British Library (holds National Life Stories oral history interview)
- Highgate Cemetery (burial site)
大衆文化への影響
- Film and television adaptations of works such as This Sporting Life influenced British film and theatre culture from the 1960s onward
豆知識
- Played rugby league for Leeds RLFC while a student to support himself
- Married Barbara Rudd Hamilton in 1956; they had four children (Barbara died in 2015)
- Died on 27 March 2017 in London and was buried in Highgate Cemetery
- Won the 1976 Booker Prize for Saville