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Kim Leine

キム・レイネ

Kim Leine

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1961-08-28 （Seljord, Telemark, Norway）
国籍
Danish, Norwegian
言語
Danish
宗教
Jehovah's Witnesses (upbringing)
居住地歴
Seljord, Norway - childhood → Denmark (moved in 1978) → Nuuk, Greenland - lived from 1989 for several years → East Greenland, Langeland (residences) → Denmark (returned in 2004)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Nurse
活動期間
2007年〜
ノミネート
International Dublin Literary Award shortlist (2017)

学歴

Bispebjerg Nursing School
期間: 〜1987
卒業年: 1987
国: Denmark
Trained as a nurse

受賞歴

Bodil and Jørgen Munch-Christensen's Debut Author Prize
2007
対象作品: Kalak
結果: 受賞
Weekendavisen Book Award
2012
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
主催: Weekendavisen
結果: 受賞
De Gyldne Laurbær
2012
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
主催: Danish booksellers/organizers
結果: 受賞
Jytte Borberg Prize
2012
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
結果: 受賞
Politiken's Literature Prize
2012
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
主催: Politiken
結果: 受賞
Danish Radio's Novel Prize
2013
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
主催: Danish Radio
結果: 受賞
Nordic Council Literature Prize
2013
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
主催: Nordic Council
結果: 受賞
International Dublin Literary Award
2017
対象作品: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
主催: International Dublin Literary Award
結果: ショートリスト（候補）
Crown Prince Couple's Awards
2018
主催: Associated with the Danish Crown
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Kalak

2007年 Novel

Debut novel incorporating experiences from nursing and life in the Arctic regions, with autobiographical elements.

SelfArctic lifeHuman relationships

Valdemarsdag

2008年 Novel

Tunu

2009年 Novel

The Prophets of Eternal Fjord

2012年 Historical novel / Social novel

Set in Greenland, the novel explores religion, colonialism, personal ruin and redemption. It interweaves the author's experiences and historical material and is the first part of a Greenland trilogy.

GreenlandReligionColonialismGuilt and redemption
翻訳
  • English translation: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord

Afgrunden

2015年 Novel

De søvnløse

2016年 Novel

Rød mand/Sort mand (The Colony of Good Hope)

2018年 Novel (part 2 of Greenland trilogy)

Second part of the Greenland trilogy, depicting conflicts and cultural clashes during the colonial period.

ColonialismCultural conflictPower
翻訳
  • English translation: The Colony of Good Hope (March 2022)

Efter Åndemaneren

2021年 Novel (part 3 of Greenland trilogy)

Final part of the trilogy, concluding the historical and personal narratives set in Greenland.

ConclusionHistoryPersonal narratives

Karolines Kamp 1

2022年 Novel

Karolines Kamp 2

2023年 Novel

全著作

  • Kalak (2007)
  • Valdemarsdag (2008)
  • Tunu (2009)
  • The Prophets of Eternal Fjord (2012)
  • Afgrunden (2015)
  • De søvnløse (2016)
  • Rød mand/Sort mand (2018)
  • Efter Åndemaneren (2021)
  • Karolines Kamp 1 (2022)
  • Karolines Kamp 2 (2023)
  • Various children's books and comics

作品の翻訳

  • Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden → English: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
  • Rød mand/Sort mand → English: The Colony of Good Hope

作風・主題

文体
Narration that interweaves historical facts and personal experienceRealist, detailed descriptionsExploration of religion and guilt in style
頻出モチーフ
ReligionGreenland's nature and societyColonialismRedemption

評価・遺産

Kim Leine has gained international recognition for powerful narratives set in Greenland. In particular, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord won multiple major awards and is considered an important work in Nordic literature.

豆知識

  • Read and wrote continuously from age 12 and debuted as a novelist at 46.
  • His books have been translated into more than 20 languages.
  • Raised in a Jehovah's Witness family during childhood.
  • Long periods living in Greenland heavily influenced his work.