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第56回（2001年） Winner
Kossi Efoui
コッシ・エフイ
Kossi Efoui
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1962 （Anfoin, Maritime Region, Togo）
- 国籍
- Togo
- 言語
- French
- 居住地歴
- Togo (birth - 1992) → France (1992 - present)
経歴
- 職業
- writer, playwright, novelist
- 活動期間
- 1989年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lomé | Faculty of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | 学士課程（哲学） | — | Togo |
| University of Benin (Togo) | Graduate studies in Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | 修士（哲学） | — | Togo |
University of Lomé
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
学位:
学士課程（哲学）
国:
Togo
Studied philosophy at undergraduate level
University of Benin (Togo)
Graduate studies in Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
学位:
修士（哲学）
国:
Togo
Obtained a master's degree in philosophy
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire | La Fabrique de cérémonies | — | Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (awarding organization) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie | Solo d'un revenant | — | Organisation awarding the prize | 受賞 |
Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
2001
対象作品:
La Fabrique de cérémonies
主催:
Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (awarding organization)
結果:
受賞
Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie
2008
対象作品:
Solo d'un revenant
主催:
Organisation awarding the prize
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Le carrefour
1989年 theatreAn early play that intentionally obscures characters' origins and settings, using bodies and situations to explore themes.
identityabstract bodily representation
La Polka
1997年 novelOne of Efoui's early novels, exploring social and personal relationships.
societyindividual
La Fabrique de cérémonies
2001年 novelA novel dealing with ritual, power, and community; winner of the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2001.
ritualpower
Solo d'un revenant
2008年 novelA 2008 novel that won the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie.
memoryspectrality
L'Ombre des choses à venir
2009年 novelPublished in 2009, this novel engages with the future and uncertainty.
futureuncertainty
Io
2007年 tragedy / theatreA 2007 theatrical tragedy.
tragedyindividual and collective
全著作
- Le carrefour (theatre, 1989)
- La Malaventure (theatre, 1993)
- Les coupons de Magali (1994)
- Le Petit Frère du rameur (theatre, 1995)
- La Polka (novel, 1997)
- L'entre-deux rêves de Pitagaba (theatre, 2000)
- La Fabrique de cérémonies (novel, 2001)
- Volatiles (short works, 2006)
- Io (tragedy, 2007)
- Solo d'un revenant (novel, 2008)
- L'Ombre des choses à venir (novel, 2009)
作風・主題
- 文体
- abstract, symbolic settingstechniques linking Africa and the Westbody-centered depiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- exile and dissentpower and ritualanonymized characters (without explicit racial/origin markers)
評価・遺産
Kossi Efoui, a Togolese playwright and novelist, is known for deliberately ambiguous settings that link Africa and the West. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire for La Fabrique de cérémonies and has been recognized in francophone literary circles; his theatre work has been the subject of academic study (e.g. University of Paris III).
豆知識
- Moved to France in self-imposed exile in 1992.
- Intentionally obscures settings to link Africa and the West.
- Won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2001 and the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie in 2008.