James Laughlin Award
1回登壇
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第21回（1974年） Winner
John B. Balaban
ジョン・B・バラバン
John B. Balaban
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1943-12-02 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- poet, translator, writer, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1966年〜
- 所属
- North Carolina State University (Professor Emeritus), Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation (co-founder)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Hồ Xuân Hương, Vietnamese folk poetry (ca dao)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University | College of Arts and Humanities | English | B.A. | 1962–1966 | United States |
| Harvard University | Graduate School | English literature | A.M. | 1966–1968 | United States |
Pennsylvania State University
College of Arts and Humanities
/ English
学位:
B.A.
期間:
1962–1966
卒業年:
1966
国:
United States
Graduated with highest honors
Harvard University
Graduate School
/ English literature
学位:
A.M.
期間:
1966–1968
卒業年:
1968
国:
United States
Studied English literature; engaged in volunteer work during studies
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | William Carlos Williams Award | Locusts at the Edge of Summer: New and Selected Poems | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Medal for the Cause of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Viet Nam | — | — | Vietnam Ministry of Culture | 受賞 |
| 2017 | George Garrett Prize for Service to Literature | — | — | Associated Writing Programs | 受賞 |
| 2003 | John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | National Poetry Series | Words for My Daughter | — | National Poetry Series | 選出 |
| 1985 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (translation) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1978 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (poetry) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1978 | The Steaua Prize | — | — | Romanian Writers Union | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Lectureship | — | — | Fulbright Program | 受賞 |
William Carlos Williams Award
1998
対象作品:
Locusts at the Edge of Summer: New and Selected Poems
主催:
Academy of American Poets
結果:
受賞
Medal for the Cause of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Viet Nam
2008
主催:
Vietnam Ministry of Culture
結果:
受賞
George Garrett Prize for Service to Literature
2017
主催:
Associated Writing Programs
結果:
受賞
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
2003
主催:
Guggenheim Foundation
結果:
受賞
National Poetry Series
1990
対象作品:
Words for My Daughter
主催:
National Poetry Series
結果:
選出
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (translation)
1985
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (poetry)
1978
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受賞
The Steaua Prize
1978
主催:
Romanian Writers Union
結果:
受賞
Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Lectureship
1979
主催:
Fulbright Program
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第12回（1990年） Winner
作品
代表作
After Our War
1974年 PoetryAn early collection dealing with the Vietnam War and its aftermath, containing poems grounded in personal experience and testimony.
warmemorypersonal testimony
Blue Mountain
1982年 PoetryA collection of poems interweaving nature and personal recollection.
naturerecollection
Words for My Daughter
1991年 PoetryA poetry collection reflecting family and paternal perspectives; selected by the National Poetry Series.
familyparenthood
Locusts at the Edge of Summer: New and Selected Poems
1997年 Poetry (new and selected)A new and selected poems volume that won the 1998 William Carlos Williams Award.
warnaturememory
Path, Crooked Path
2006年 PoetryA collection featuring poetic exploration and formal experimentation, praised by publications such as Library Journal.
poetic inquiryform
Ca Dao Viet Nam: Vietnamese Folk Poetry
1980年 Translation / Folklore poetryAn important collection and English translation of Vietnamese sung oral poetry (ca dao); later issued in a revised edition.
folkloretranslationcultural preservation
Spring Essence: The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong
2000年 TranslationEnglish translations of 18th-century woman poet Hồ Xuân Hương, presented with both the modern Vietnamese script and historical Chữ Nôm.
woman poettranslationcultural preservation
全著作
- After Our War (1974)
- Blue Mountain (1982)
- Words for My Daughter (1991)
- Locusts at the Edge of Summer (1997, 2003)
- Path, Crooked Path (2006)
- Like Family (2009)
- Empires (forthcoming October 2019)
- Ca Dao Viet Nam: Vietnamese Folk Poetry (1980; revised 2003)
- Spring Essence: The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong (2000)
- Vietnam: The Land We Never Knew (1989, with Geoffrey Clifford)
- Remembering Heaven's Face (1991; revised 2002)
- The Hawk's Tale (1988)
- Coming Down Again (1989)
作家による翻訳
- Ca Dao Viet Nam (collection and English translations of Vietnamese folk poetry)
- Spring Essence (English translations of Hồ Xuân Hương)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical yet testimonial toneconcise, observant dictionrespectful approach to source cultures in translation
- 頻出モチーフ
- war and memoryVietnamese landscape and folklorefamily and personal recollection
評価・遺産
John B. Balaban has played a key role in translating and preserving Vietnamese literature. Through founding preservation initiatives, producing major translations and poetry, he has earned international recognition and influenced scholarship and teaching as a professor at North Carolina State University.
関連学会
- Phi Kappa Phi (honor society)
資料所蔵先
- Materials related to the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation
豆知識
- Born in Philadelphia to Romanian immigrant parents.
- Served in Vietnam as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War and was wounded there.
- Co-founded the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation in 1999 and contributed to digital preservation of classical texts.