American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第43回（2022年） Lifetime Achievement Award
Gayl Carolyn Jones
ゲイル・ジョーンズ
Geiru Karorin Jonzu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1949-11-23 （Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. → Europe (period of residence) → Lexington (current)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, poet, playwright, professor, literary critic
- 活動期間
- 1971年〜
- 所属
- University of Michigan (former assistant professor)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Toni Morrison, Michael S. Harper, Robert Hayden, William Meredith
- 影響を与えた人物
- Contemporary African-American writers (e.g., Imani Perry)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut College | — | English | BA | 1967–1971 | United States |
| Brown University | — | Creative writing | MA, Doctor of Arts | 1971–1975 | United States |
Connecticut College
English
学位:
BA
期間:
1967–1971
卒業年:
1971
国:
United States
Received the Frances Steloff Award for Fiction while attending
Brown University
Creative writing
学位:
MA, Doctor of Arts
期間:
1971–1975
卒業年:
1975
国:
United States
Earned an MA (1973) and a Doctor of Arts (1975)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pulitzer Prize (Finalist) | Palmares | 小説 | Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
| 1998 | National Book Award (Finalist) | The Healing | フィクション | National Book Foundation | 最終候補 |
| 2022 | American Book Awards (lifetime achievement) | — | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize (Finalist) | The Unicorn Woman | 小説 | Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
Pulitzer Prize (Finalist)
2022
対象作品:
Palmares
部門:
小説
主催:
Pulitzer Prizes
結果:
最終候補
National Book Award (Finalist)
1998
対象作品:
The Healing
部門:
フィクション
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
最終候補
American Book Awards (lifetime achievement)
2022
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (Finalist)
2025
対象作品:
The Unicorn Woman
部門:
小説
主催:
Pulitzer Prizes
結果:
最終候補
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Corregidora
1975年 African-American literature / NovelFollows blues singer Ursa as she grapples with inherited trauma from slavery preserved through matrilineal memory, exploring violence, sexuality, and the possibility of healing.
memory of slaverytraumabluessex and violencematrilineal legacy
Eva's Man
1976年 NovelThrough Eva's interior monologues, the novel depicts sexual objectification, mental disintegration, and destructive relationships between men and women.
mental illnesssexual objectificationviolencefragmented memory
White Rat
1977年 Short storiesA collection of short stories from the 1970s dealing with lack of communication, madness, and fraught relationships.
communicationmadnessdifficult relationships
The Healing
1998年 NovelA novel concerned with harm and the possibilities of healing; its release was accompanied by intense media attention to the author's personal life.
healingfamily relationstrauma
Palmares
2021年 Historical novelImagines the history of Brazil's best-known quilombo, Palmares, telling a story of freedom and resistance.
rebellion and resistancehistory of slaveryfreedom
The Birdcatcher
2022年 NovelA narrative that moves across history and personal histories; a National Book Award finalist.
historicitymemorypersonal history
The Unicorn Woman
2024年 NovelA recent novel that interrogates American identity and individual story; a Pulitzer Prize finalist (2025).
identityhistoryindividual and nation
全著作
- Corregidora (1975)
- Eva's Man (1976)
- White Rat (1977)
- The Healing (1998)
- Mosquito (1999)
- Palmares (2021)
- The Birdcatcher (2022)
- Butter (2023)
- The Unicorn Woman (2024)
作風・主題
- 文体
- sparse, fragmentary dialogueheavy use of interior monologueblues-inflected rhythms and repetition
- 頻出モチーフ
- music (especially blues)memory and generational transmissionsexual violence and traumamadness/mental breakdownmaternal lineage narratives
評価・遺産
Gayl Jones is regarded as a major figure in late 20th-century African-American literature. Her distinctive narrative voices and engagement with the memory of slavery have been widely praised; her later works have once again been recognized by major literary prizes.
資料所蔵先
- Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center (Boston University)
引用
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"No novel about any black woman could ever be the same after this."
出典: Toni Morrison (editor, on Corregidora) (1975年) -
"One of the most versatile and transformative writers of the 20th century."
出典: Imani Perry (The New York Times) (2021年)
豆知識
- Her debut novel Corregidora was championed by Toni Morrison and received major acclaim.
- After her husband's suicide in 1998 she withdrew from public life for many years, but returned with new novels from 2021 onward.