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Helen Macdonald

ヘレン・マクドナルド

Helen Macdonald

プロフィール

性別
不明
生誕
1970-01-01 （Camberley, Surrey, England, UK）
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, UK

経歴

職業
writer, nature writer, poet, naturalist, broadcaster
活動期間
1993年〜
所属
Jesus College, Cambridge (honorary fellow), Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge (affiliated research scholar)
影響を受けた人物
T. H. White

学歴

New Hall (now Murray Edwards College), University of Cambridge
English / Department of English
学位: BA
期間: 1989-1992
卒業年: 1992
国: United Kingdom
Undergraduate degree in English

受賞歴

Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
2014
対象作品: H is for Hawk
主催: Samuel Johnson Prize
結果: 受賞
Costa Book Award
2014
対象作品: H is for Hawk
主催: Costa Book Awards
結果: 受賞
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
2016
対象作品: H is for Hawk
主催: French literary prize
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

H is for Hawk

2014年 non-fiction / memoir / nature writing 352ページ

Describes the year the author spent training a Eurasian goshawk named Mabel after her father's death, interwoven with biographical material about naturalist/writer T. H. White; a meditation on grief and the human relationship with the natural world.

griefnaturebirds of preymemory
映像化・舞台化
  • [film (in production)] H Is for Hawk (2024)
  • [TV documentary (BBC)] H is for Hawk: A New Chapter (2017)
翻訳
  • French translation (won Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, 2016)
  • Japanese translation (available)

Falcon

2006年 natural history / essay

An exploration of birds of prey and the human relationship with them; essays on ecology and cultural history of falcons.

birds of preyhuman-nature relationship

Shaler's Fish

2001年 poetry

Early poetry collection featuring poems on nature and personal memory.

naturememoryobservation

Vesper Flights

2020年 essay collection

A collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world, offering insights on creatures and landscapes through short pieces.

naturerelationshipsobservation

Prophet

2023年 novel / science fiction (co-authored)

A novel co-written with Sinistra Blaché; a satirical, high-octane science fiction thriller.

technologysocial satire

全著作

  • Shaler's Fish. Etruscan Books. 2001.
  • Falcon. Reaktion Books. 2006.
  • H is for Hawk. Jonathan Cape. 2014.
  • Falcon (new edition). Reaktion Books. 2016.
  • Vesper Flights. Jonathan Cape. 2020.
  • Prophet (with Sinistra Blaché). Jonathan Cape. 2023.
  • Simple objects. Peter Riley. 1993.

翻案

  • H Is for Hawk (film adaptation, in production)
  • H is for Hawk: A New Chapter (BBC documentary, 2017)
  • The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway (BBC Four, 2020)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical nature writingmeditative and observational proseblend of personal memoir and natural history
頻出モチーフ
birds of prey (hawks)loss and mourningmemory and reconstruction of the pastBritish landscapes

健康

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    The author has stated that ADHD affects aspects of their writing and public life.

評価・遺産

Helen Macdonald achieved international recognition with H is for Hawk and is regarded as a leading contemporary nature writer and memoirist, praised for combining bird study with personal grief.

大衆文化への影響

  • Film adaptation of H is for Hawk (Claire Foy attached to star; principal photography began 2024)
  • Appearances in BBC documentaries (Birds Britannia, Natural World, etc.)

引用

  • “No place has so indelibly shaped my writing life.”
    出典: The Guardian (interview, 2018) (2018年)

豆知識

  • The goshawk central to H is for Hawk was named Mabel; Mabel died of aspergillosis in 2014.
  • Macdonald identifies as non-binary and uses they/she pronouns.
  • Won the Samuel Johnson Prize and Costa Book Award in 2014 for H is for Hawk.
  • Elected an honorary fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge in 2022.