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Edna Alford

えどな・あるふぉーど

Edna Arufōdo

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1947-11-19 (Turtleford, Saskatchewan)
国籍
カナダ, Canadian
言語
English
居住地歴
Saskatchewan → Calgary → Banff

経歴

職業
author, editor
活動期間
1975年〜2024年
所属
Dandelion Magazine, Grain (magazine), Banff Centre, Coteau Books editorial board
影響を受けた人物
Jack Hodgins, W. P. Kinsella, Rudy Wiebe, Robert Kroetsch
影響を与えた人物
Yann Martel, Lisa Moore

学歴

Adam Bowden Collegiate
国: Canada
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
English
国: Canada
majored in English
Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts
国: Canada
scholarships; teachers included Jack Hodgins, W. P. Kinsella, Rudy Wiebe, Robert Kroetsch

受賞歴

Gerald Lampert Award
1982
対象作品: A Sleep Full of Dreams
主催: League of Canadian Poets
結果: 受賞
Marian Engel Award
1994
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

A Sleep Full of Dreams

1981年 short story collection

Examines lives of residents and workers in a retirement home called Pine Mountain Lodge with stark realism and imagistic links.

agingcommunityrealismdignity

The Garden of Eloise Loon

1995年 short story collection

Deals with mental illness and apocalyptic themes, set mostly in rural Saskatchewan, Turtle Lake area.

mental illnessapocalypselosspain

作風・主題

文体
imagistic linksstark realismnarrative of community
頻出モチーフ
agingmental illnesshazardous otherness of Saskatchewan

評価・遺産

Renowned Canadian short story writer and editor, known for collections A Sleep Full of Dreams and The Garden of Eloise Loon. Winner of Marian Engel and Gerald Lampert Awards. Co-founded Dandelion magazine and mentored writers like Yann Martel at Banff Centre.

豆知識

  • Born to George and Edith Sample; siblings Stanley, Lorne (deceased), Gregory, and sister Beth. Married to theoretical mathematician Richard Cushman.