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第3回（1989年） Winner
Erna Brodber
エルナ・ブロッドバー
Erna Brodber
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1940-04-20 （Woodside, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica (then Colony of Jamaica)）
- 国籍
- Jamaica
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Woodside, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica → Mona (University of the West Indies), Jamaica
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Sociologist, Social activist, Researcher, Lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜
- 所属
- Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, Mona, University of the West Indies (Writer-in-Residence, 2013–2014)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies) | — | — | B.A. | — | Jamaica |
| University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies) | — | — | MSc | — | Jamaica |
| University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies) | — | — | PhD | — | Jamaica |
University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies)
学位:
B.A.
国:
Jamaica
Bachelor's degree (year not specified)
University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies)
学位:
MSc
国:
Jamaica
Master's degree (year not specified)
University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies)
学位:
PhD
国:
Jamaica
Doctorate (details unspecified). Received a predoctoral fellowship in psychiatric anthropology
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Caribbean and Canada) | Myal | — | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Musgrave Medal (Gold) — Literature and Orature | — | 文学・オーラチュア | Institute of Jamaica | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Order of Distinction (Commander Class) | — | — | Government of Jamaica | 受勲 |
| 2006 | Prince Claus Award | — | — | Prince Claus Fund | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize | — | — | Yale University | 受賞 |
Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Caribbean and Canada)
1989
対象作品:
Myal
主催:
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
結果:
受賞
Musgrave Medal (Gold) — Literature and Orature
1999
部門:
文学・オーラチュア
主催:
Institute of Jamaica
結果:
受賞
Order of Distinction (Commander Class)
2004
主催:
Government of Jamaica
結果:
受勲
Prince Claus Award
2006
主催:
Prince Claus Fund
結果:
受賞
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2017
主催:
Yale University
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第5回（2017年） Winner
作品
代表作
Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home
1980年 NovelAn early novel set in a rural community, addressing memory, relationships and social change.
memorycommunitysocial change
Myal
1988年 Novel (magical/non-realist elements)Explores psychic damage of colonialism, weaving oral traditions and non-linear notions of time to probe communal memory.
effects of colonialismoral traditionmemorymagical elements
Louisiana
1994年 NovelBased on collected oral histories of elderly people; depicts history and personal memory where past and present intermingle.
oral historyambiguous timetradition and memory
The Rainmaker's Mistake
2007年 NovelA novel that intertwines social and historical themes to portray community dynamics.
communityhistorytradition
Nothing's Mat
2014年 NovelA more recent work addressing questions of social memory and personal history.
memorypersonal historysociety
全著作
- Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home (1980)
- Myal (1988)
- Louisiana (1994)
- The Rainmaker's Mistake (2007)
- Nothing's Mat (2014)
- The People of my Jamaican Village, 1817 - 1948 (1999)
- Woodside, Pear Tree Grove P.O. (2004)
- The Second Generation of Freemen in Jamaica, 1907–1944 (2004)
- The Continent of Black Consciousness (2003)
- Moments of Cooperation and Incorporation: African American and African Jamaican Connections, 1782-1996 (2019)
翻案
- Ratoon: a New Jamaica (play performed 2015 by Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, School of Drama)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Narrative that fuses oral tradition with magical/non-realist elementsNon-linear treatment of timeCritical approach that deconstructs colonial ways of knowing
- 頻出モチーフ
- ancestral memorycommunal oral traditionambiguous timeritual and folklore
評価・遺産
Erna Brodber is a significant Jamaican and Caribbean writer-scholar known for linking oral tradition and fiction to challenge colonial historical narratives. She has received multiple national and international awards and exerts scholarly and cultural influence.
資料所蔵先
- Institute of Jamaica
大衆文化への影響
- Invited appearances at international literary and cultural festivals (e.g., participation at Zanzibar International Film Festival)
豆知識
- Her sister is writer Velma Pollard.
- Served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of the West Indies, Mona (2013–2014).
- Won the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize in 2017.