August Prize
2回登壇
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第5回（1993年） Winner
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第15回（2003年） Winner
Kerstin Ekman
ケルスティン・エクマン
Kerstin Ekman
別名:
Kerstin Lillemor Hjorth
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1933-08-27 （Finspång, Sweden）
- 国籍
- Swedish
- 言語
- Swedish
経歴
- 職業
- novelist
- 活動期間
- 1959年〜
- 所属
- Swedish Academy (Seat No. 15)
- 所属団体
- Swedish Academy (elected 1978; inactive from 1989; resignation granted 2018)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppsala University | History of Literature | Faculty of Humanities | — | — | Sweden |
Uppsala University
History of Literature
/ Faculty of Humanities
国:
Sweden
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Litteris et Artibus | — | — | Royal Swedish Court (Litteris et Artibus) | 受賞 |
Litteris et Artibus
1998
主催:
Royal Swedish Court (Litteris et Artibus)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten)
1993年 Detective novel / MysteryA large-scale psychological and social mystery about disappearances and a murder in a small town, exploring buried relationships and community secrets.
social conflictmemory and the pastrural nature
翻訳
- Blackwater — translated into English by Joan Tate (1996)
Under the Snow (De tre små mästarna)
1961年 Detective novel / MysteryAn early detective novel focusing on a crime mystery and character portrayals.
crimepsychological portrait
翻訳
- Under the Snow — translated into English by Joan Tate (1997)
The Women and the Town (Kvinnorna och staden) tetralogy
1974年 Social novel / Family sagaA four-volume series following women's lives and the effects of urbanization, portraying intergenerational perspectives on the town's changes and relationships.
women's perspectivesurbanizationintergenerational relations
The Wolfskin (Vargskinnet) trilogy
1999年 Novels with historical/social elementsA trilogy in which personal histories intersect with broader social history.
history and memoryindividual and society
全著作
- Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten, 1993)
- De tre små mästarna (1961)
- The Forest of Hours (Rövarna i Skuleskogen, 1988)
- Grand final i skojarbranschen (2011)
- Då var allt levande och lustigt (2015)
作品の翻訳
- Blackwater — translated into English by Joan Tate (1996)
- Under the Snow — translated into English by Joan Tate (1997)
- The Forest of Hours — English translation (1998)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Psychological and social realism with detailed character depictionUse of time and memory in narrative structure
- 頻出モチーフ
- Northern Swedish nature and landscapeWomen's perspectives and communityMemory of the past and guilt
評価・遺産
An important contemporary Swedish writer. Highly regarded for works that combine crime/mystery with social and psychological themes; former member of the Swedish Academy.
豆知識
- Elected to the Swedish Academy in 1978; became inactive in 1989 and was granted resignation in 2018.
- Awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal in 1998.