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第2回(1982年) Winner
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
ゴンサロ・トレンテ・バジェステル
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1910-06-13 (Serantes, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain)
- 死没
- 1999-01-27 (Salamanca, Spain) 88歳
- 国籍
- Spanish
- 言語
- Spanish, Galician
- 宗教
- Roman Catholic
- 居住地歴
- Ferrol (birthplace) → Santiago de Compostela (university) → Oviedo (university / early career) → Madrid (literary career) → Albany, New York (1966–1973, academic post) → Salamanca (1975–1999, later life)
経歴
- 職業
- writer, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, university professor, critic
- 活動期間
- 1943年〜1999年
- 所属
- Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), University at Albany, State University of New York (Distinguished Professor), University of Santiago de Compostela (academic post)
- 所属団体
- Real Academia Española (Seat E)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Generation of '36, Traditions of modern Spanish literature (historicism, social themes)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Subsequent generations of Spanish-language writers
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Santiago de Compostela | — | — | — | 1920s–1930s(在籍年不詳) | Spain |
| University of Oviedo | — | — | — | 1930年代(在籍年不詳) | Spain |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Cervantes Prize | — | — | Spanish government / Cervantes Prize committee | winner |
| 1988 | Premio Planeta | Filomeno, a mi pesar | — | Planeta publishing | winner |
| 1957 | Fundación Juan March Novel Prize | Los gozos y las sombras (El Señor llega) | — | Fundación Juan March | winner |
| 1972 | Critics' Prize | La saga/fuga de J. B. | — | Critics' organizations | winner |
| 1972 | City of Barcelona Prize | La saga/fuga de J. B. | — | City of Barcelona | winner |
| 1980 | National Literature Prize | La isla de los jacintos cortados | — | Spanish government | winner |
| 1982 | Prince of Asturias Award for Literature (shared) | — | — | Prince of Asturias Foundation | winner (shared) |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Los gozos y las sombras (trilogy)
1957年 Novel (series / trilogy)A trilogy exploring power, family, revenge and the darker side of provincial society. Beginning with El Señor llega (1957), it is set in a fictional town in northwest Spain and depicts clashes of personal relations and history.
- [TV (miniseries)] Los gozos y las sombras (TV series) (1982)
Don Juan
1963年 NovelA work based on the legendary figure Don Juan, reinterpreting the traditional subject with modern and literary techniques.
La saga/fuga de J. B.
1972年 Novel (experimental)A long novel with metafictional elements and experimental narration. It probes boundaries of language and storytelling and won the Critics' Prize and City of Barcelona Prize.
La isla de los jacintos cortados
1980年 NovelA work addressing memory and loss, and the relation between the individual and history. Recipient of the National Literature Prize.
Filomeno, a mi pesar
1988年 NovelOne of his later long novels combining humor, irony and personal reminiscence. It won the Planeta Prize.
The King Amaz'd (Crónica del rey pasmado)
1989年 Novel (historical fiction)A satirical historical novel later adapted to film known in English as The Dumbfounded King.
- [Film] The Dumbfounded King (1991)
- The King Amaz'd
全著作
- Javier Mariño (1943)
- El golpe de estado de Guadalupe Limón (1946)
- Ifigenia (1950)
- Los gozos y las sombras (1957–1962)
- Don Juan (1963)
- Off-Side (1968)
- La saga/fuga de J. B. (1972)
- Fragmentos de Apocalipsis (1977)
- La isla de los jacintos cortados (1980)
- Dafne y ensueños (1982)
- Quizá nos lleve el viento al infinito (1984)
- La princesa durmiente va a la escuela (1985)
- La rosa de los vientos (1985)
- Yo no soy yo, evidentemente (1987)
- Filomeno, a mi pesar (1988)
- Crónica del rey pasmado (1989)
- Las islas extraordinarias (1991)
- La muerte del decano (1992)
- La novela de Pepe Ansúrez (1994)
- La boda de Chon Recalde (1995)
- Los años indecisos (1997)
- Doménica (1999)
翻案
- Los gozos y las sombras (1982 TV series)
- Crónica del rey pasmado → The Dumbfounded King (1991 film)
作品の翻訳
- Crónica del rey pasmado → The King Amaz'd (English translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- blend of realism and historical narrativemetafictional techniquesironic, satirical tone
- 頻出モチーフ
- memory and lost pastdynamics of provincial communitiesconflict of power and moralityGalician landscape and culture
評価・遺産
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester is regarded as an important figure in 20th-century Spanish literature. Active across genres and winner of major awards including the Cervantes Prize, a foundation was established after his death to preserve, study and promote his work.
関連学会
- Real Academia Española
資料所蔵先
- Fundación Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (foundation archives)
- National Library of Spain (holds related materials)
大衆文化への影響
- TV series Los gozos y las sombras (1982)
- Film The Dumbfounded King (adaptation of Crónica del rey pasmado, 1991)
引用
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“Yo no soy yo, evidentemente (I am not myself, evidently)”
出典: Title / work of same name (1987年)
豆知識
- Joined the Falange in his youth but distanced himself politically in later years.
- Took up Seat E of the Real Academia Española in 1977.
- Awarded the Cervantes Prize in 1985.
- The Fundación Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was established after his death in 1999.