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György Dragomán

ドラゴマン・ギョルギ

Gyorgy Dragoman

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1973-09-10 (Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely), Romania)
国籍
Hungary
言語
Hungarian, English
居住地歴
Târgu Mureș (birthplace) → Moved to Hungary in 1988 → Szombathely (attended high school) → Budapest (residence)

経歴

職業
author, literary translator
活動期間
2002年〜

学歴

University in Budapest
English and Philosophy
国: Hungary
Studied English and Philosophy in Budapest

受賞歴

Soros Fellowship
2002
主催: Soros Foundation
結果: 受賞
Award for Excellence by Mozgó Világ
2002
主催: Mozgó Világ (literary journal)
結果: 受賞
Sándor Bródy Prize
2003
主催: Sándor Bródy Prize (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Tibor Déry Prize
2006
主催: Tibor Déry Prize (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Sándor Márai Prize
2006
主催: Sándor Márai Prize (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Artisjus Prize
2006
主催: ARTISJUS (Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors' Rights)
結果: 受賞
Attila József Prize
2007
主催: Attila József Prize (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Youth of March Prize
2008
主催: Youth of March Prize (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Special commendation by Litera
2010
主催: Litera (literary journal)
結果: 受賞
Jan Michalski Prize for Literature
2011
対象作品: The White King
主催: Fondation Jan Michalski
結果: 受賞
Gold Medal Prize
2014
主催: Gold Medal Prize (awarding body)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Genesis Undone (A pusztítás könyve)

2002年 Novel

Published in 2002; an early novel that contains themes foundational to his later work.

individual vs. the regimememory

The White King

2005年 Novel / linked short stories

A collection of loosely connected stories told by an 11-year-old boy who waits for his father to be released from politically motivated imprisonment; it portrays life under an authoritarian regime.

child's perspectiveauthoritarianismfamily separationmemory and imagination
映像化・舞台化
  • [film] The White King (film) (2016)
翻訳
  • English translation by Paul Olchvary, Doubleday/Houghton Mifflin (2008)
  • Translated into at least 28 languages

The Bone Fire

2014年 Novel

Published in 2014 (original title: Máglya); the English translation was published subsequently.

violencehistorymemory
翻訳
  • English translation by Paul Olchvary, Mariner Books (published/announced)

Oroszlánkórus (A Chorus of Lions)

2015年 Short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting various characters and facets of society.

social snapshotsportrayals of humans

全著作

  • 2002: A pusztítás könyve (Genesis Undone)
  • 2005: A fehér király (The White King)
  • 2014: Máglya (The Bone Fire)
  • 2015: Oroszlánkórus (A Chorus of Lions)

翻案

  • Film adaptation of The White King (2016)

作品の翻訳

  • English (translated by Paul Olchvary)
  • Translated into at least 28 languages

作風・主題

文体
concise, restrained prosenarration from a child's perspective
頻出モチーフ
isolationthe permeation of authoritarianism into everyday lifefamily rupturememory and imagination

評価・遺産

Dragomán is regarded as one of contemporary Hungary's notable writers; The White King received international acclaim and has been translated into many languages. His work is praised for portraying social and political themes through a child's perspective.

引用

  • “The depiction of an oppressive reality through the eyes of an 11-year-old leaves a strong impression on the reader.”
    出典: The New York Times (book review) (2008年)

豆知識

  • Born in Târgu Mureș, Romania in 1973.
  • Moved to Hungary with his family in 1988.
  • Lives in Budapest with his wife and two children.
  • The White King has been translated into at least 28 languages.