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第60回（2008年） Winner
Katri Lipson
カトリ・リプソン
Katri Lipson
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- Helsinki, Finland
- 国籍
- Finland
- 言語
- Finnish, English, Swedish
- 居住地歴
- Helsinki (birthplace) → Vantaa (residence) → Sweden (worked) → Kenya (worked)
経歴
- 職業
- writer, physician
- 活動期間
- 2008年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppsala University | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine | MD | — | Sweden |
Uppsala University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medicine
学位:
MD
卒業年:
1993
国:
Sweden
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finlandia Prize (shortlisted) | Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti) | — | Finlandia Prize organization | 候補 |
| 2008 | Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award | Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti) | — | Helsingin Sanomat | 受賞 |
| 2013 | EU Prize for Literature | The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias) | — | European Union (EU) | 受賞 |
Finlandia Prize (shortlisted)
2008
対象作品:
Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti)
主催:
Finlandia Prize organization
結果:
候補
Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award
2008
対象作品:
Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti)
主催:
Helsingin Sanomat
結果:
受賞
EU Prize for Literature
2013
対象作品:
The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias)
主催:
European Union (EU)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第5回（2013年） Winner
作品
代表作
Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti)
2008年 novelLipson's debut novel. A long-form work that sensitively explores relationships, loss, and memory.
memorylossrelationships
翻訳
- English edition, among others
The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias)
2012年 novelA novel set in former Czechoslovakia. It deals with memory, history, and the lives of people on the move; translated across Europe.
memoryhistoryborders and movement
翻訳
- Czech edition (2014), English edition and 12 other languages
Detroit
2016年 novelPublished in 2016. A novel that uses the city/place evoked by the title to explore memory and transformation.
the citymemorytransformation
Marienbad (Kaikkein haikein leikki)
2019年 novelPublished in 2019. The title evokes cinematic and memory motifs; the novel treats loss and the influence of the past.
cinematic motifslosspast and present
全著作
- Cosmonaut (Kosmonautti) (2008)
- The Ice Cream Man (Jäätelökauppias) (2012)
- Detroit (2016)
- Marienbad (Kaikkein haikein leikki) (2019)
作品の翻訳
- Czech translation of Jäätelökauppias (2014)
- English translation of Jäätelökauppias (publication year unknown)
作風・主題
- 文体
- blend of realist description and psychological insightdetailed scenes informed by medical knowledgequiet, measured narrative voice
- 頻出モチーフ
- memorylossborders and movementtraces of the past
評価・遺産
Katri Lipson is a Finnish writer whose detailed depictions—shaped by her medical background—and recurrent concerns with memory and history have garnered international recognition. In addition to domestic debut awards, she won the EU Prize for Literature for Jäätelökauppias, which has been translated and read across Europe.
豆知識
- By profession she is a physician and has worked in Finland, Sweden and Kenya.
- Her debut novel Kosmonautti was published in 2008 and won the Helsingin Sanomat Debut Book of the Year Award the same year.
- Jäätelökauppias (The Ice Cream Man) won the EU Prize for Literature in 2013 and was published in Czech in 2014; it has been translated into English and many other languages.