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第30回(1986年) Winner
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第50回(1997年) Winner
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第52回(1997年 第3回開催) Winner
Ketaki Kushari Dyson
ケタキ・クシャリ・ダイソン
Ketaki Kushari Dyson
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1940-06-26 (Calcutta (Kolkata), India)
- 国籍
- India
- 言語
- Bengali, English
- 居住地歴
- Calcutta (Kolkata), India → Near Oxford, United Kingdom
経歴
- 職業
- poet, novelist, translator, literary critic, diaspora scholar
- 活動期間
- 1960年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Rabindranath Tagore, Buddhadeb Bosu
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadavpur University | Faculty of English | Department of English | — | — | India |
| University of Oxford | Faculty of English | Department of English | PhD | 1970年代 | United Kingdom |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ananda Puraskar | — | — | Ananda Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Ananda Puraskar | — | — | Ananda Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Bhubanmohini Dasi Medal, University of Calcutta | — | — | University of Calcutta | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Prafullakumar Sarkar Memorial Ananda Prize | Rabindranath and Victoria Ocampo (research/translation work) | — | Ananda (publisher/award) | 受賞 |
| — | Star Ananda Award in Bengali Literature | — | — | Star Ananda | 受賞 |
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Various Universe: The Journals and Memoirs of British Men and Women in the Indian Subcontinent, 1765-1856
1978年 academic studyBased on doctoral work at Oxford, this study compiles and analyzes journals and memoirs of British men and women in the Indian subcontinent from the Company period up to 1856, exploring narratives of empire and colonial experience.
Noton Noton Pairaguli
1983年 novel (Bengali)A novel portraying the life, struggles and identity search of a Bengali woman immigrant in Britain. Originally serialized and well received.
Spaces I Inhabit
1983年 poetry (English)A collection of English poems reflecting life across two cultures, inner landscapes, everyday life and memory.
Hibiscus in the North
1979年 poetry (English)An English poetry pamphlet juxtaposing life in the North (around Oxford) with memories of Bengal.
Katha Boltey Dao
1992年 poetry (Bengali)A Bengali poetry collection focusing on personal memories, women's perspectives and details of daily life.
全著作
- A Various Universe: The Journals and Memoirs of British Men and Women in the Indian Subcontinent, 1765-1856
- Noton Noton Pairaguli
- Spaces I Inhabit
- Hibiscus in the North
- Katha Boltey Dao
- Nari, Nogori (autobiographical sketches)
- Bhabonar Bhaskarya (collected essays)
作家による翻訳
- Translations of works by Rabindranath Tagore
- Translations of poetry by Buddhadeb Bosu
作風・主題
- 文体
- bilingual (Bengali and English) poetic and prose stylelyrical, memory-focused narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- diaspora and migrationidentity and belongingwomen's perspectivesgastronomy and everyday details
評価・遺産
Ketaki Kushari Dyson is recognized as a diaspora writer and scholar working in both Bengali and English. Her diverse output—covering immigrant experience, women's perspectives and colonial-era source studies—has contributed to Bengali letters and South Asian studies.
豆知識
- She says she began writing poetry at the age of four.
- Born in Calcutta, she has lived for many years near Oxford.
- She cites Rabindranath Tagore and Buddhadeb Bosu as early influences.