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Erri De Luca

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Erri De Luca

ペンネーム: Enrico ("Erri")（Birth name / familiar form; "Erri" used as pen name）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1950-05-20 （Naples）
国籍
Italy
言語
Italian, Ancient Hebrew (studied), Russian (studied), Yiddish (studied), Swahili (studied)
宗教
Non-religious (studies Judaism)
居住地歴
Naples (birth) → Turin (worked/lived) → Countryside near Rome (current residence)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Poet, Translator, Screenwriter, Actor (short films), Blue-collar worker (past), Mountaineer
活動期間
1970年〜

学歴

Self-taught
期間: 主に1970年代以降、独自の読書と語学学習を通じて習得
Learned Ancient Hebrew and several other languages largely by self-study and produced literary translations of biblical books.

受賞歴

France Culture Prize
1994
対象作品: Aceto, Arcobaleno
主催: France Culture
結果: 受賞
Laure Bataillon Award
2002
対象作品: Three Horses
主催: Laure Bataillon
結果: 受賞
Prix Fémina Étranger
2002
対象作品: God's Mountain
主催: Prix Fémina
結果: 受賞
Petrarca-Preis
2010
主催: Petrarca-Preis (organizers)
結果: 受賞
European Prize for Literature
2013
主催: European Prize for Literature
結果: 受賞
European Book Prize
2016
対象作品: Le plus et le moins
主催: European Book Prize
結果: 受賞
Le prix André Malraux
2020
主催: Le prix André Malraux
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Not Now, Not Here

1989年 Fiction / Short stories

De Luca's first book; a collection of early pieces exploring labor, memory and travel in a spare, poetic style.

WorkMemoryTravel

God's Mountain

2002年 Novel

Set in Naples, it follows the coming-of-age of a poor boy and his encounters with religious experience; highly praised in France.

Coming of ageReligiosityThe city of Naples
翻訳
  • God's Mountain (English translation)

The Day Before Happiness

2009年 Novel

A reflective novel tracing memories of childhood, interweaving family, place, loss and hope.

FamilyReminiscenceNaples
翻訳
  • The Day Before Happiness (English translation)

The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars

2012年 Short story / Screenplay

A short piece portraying a nocturnal conversation with a mother; adapted by De Luca into a short film.

Mother-childMemoryDialogue
映像化・舞台化
  • [Short film] The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars / Edoardo Ponti (2012)

全著作

  • Not Now, Not Here
  • Una nuvola come tappeto
  • Aceto, Arcobaleno
  • Three Horses
  • God's Mountain
  • The Day Before Happiness
  • The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars
  • Le plus et le moins
  • La Genesi (Genesis)

翻案

  • The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (short film)
  • The Experimental Age (short/documentary)
  • I pesci non chiudono gli occhi (docu-fiction)

作家による翻訳

  • Exodus
  • Jonah
  • Ecclesiastes
  • Ruth

作品の翻訳

  • Montedidio → God's Mountain (English translation)
  • Tre cavalli → Three Horses (English translation)
  • Il giorno prima della felicità → The Day Before Happiness (English translation)

作風・主題

文体
Spare, poetic proseBiblical and oral-narrative influencesFragmentary and introspective depiction
頻出モチーフ
Mountains and climbingMemory and childhoodBiblical motifsWorking-class perspective

評価・遺産

A writer recognized in Italy and internationally, De Luca's work—through translations and screen adaptations—has had broad influence. Noted for his engagement with biblical texts and civic interventions, he is seen as a figure connecting literature and civic commitment.

記念館・博物館

  • Fondazione Erri De Luca Italy (location details not specified) 2011年開館

資料所蔵先

  • Archives of the Fondazione Erri De Luca

大衆文化への影響

  • Adaptations into short films and documentaries, and wide translation of works into many languages

引用

  • "An injustice has been avoided."
    出典: Corriere della Sera (comment after acquittal) (2015年)

豆知識

  • Has been writing since about age 20; first book published in 1989.
  • Worked at a Fiat factory, as a truck driver and mason in earlier years.
  • Self-taught in Ancient Hebrew and translated several books of the Hebrew Bible.
  • Prosecuted over statements opposing the Turin–Lyon high-speed rail project but acquitted in 2015.
  • An avid mountaineer; mountain motifs recur in his writing.