New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1984) Winner
Les Murray
レス・マレー
Resu Marē
Aliases:
Leslie Allan Murray
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-10-17 （Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia）
- Died
- 2019-04-29 （Taree, New South Wales, Australia） age 80
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism Baptized in 1962
- Residence History
- Nabiac, NSW → Bunyah, NSW → Sydney → Canberra → Wales, Scotland, Europe → Bunyah (permanent residence from 1985)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Critic, Anthologist, Translator, Editor, Public servant
- Active Years
- 1961-2019
- Affiliations
- Poetry Australia (editor, 1973-79), Angus & Robertson (poetry editor, 1976-90), Quadrant (literary editor, 1990-2018)
- Influenced By
- Jindyworobak Movement
- Influenced
- Philip Hodgins
- Nominations
- Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist (Learning Human, 2001), Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist (Conscious & Verbal, 2002)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taree High School | — | — | — | 幼少期から高校初期 | Australia |
| University of Sydney | Faculty of Arts | — | 不明（最低評価の学位） | 1957年以降（1960年代に復学） | Australia |
| Australian National University | — | Translation | プロ翻訳者資格 | 1963-1967 | Australia |
Taree High School
Period:
幼少期から高校初期
Country:
Australia
Attended primary school in Nabiac and early high school in Taree
University of Sydney
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
不明（最低評価の学位）
Period:
1957年以降（1960年代に復学）
Country:
Australia
Received Sydney's least distinguished degree ever issued
Australian National University
Translation
Degree:
プロ翻訳者資格
Period:
1963-1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Australia
Qualified as professional translator
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | The People's Otherworld | — | NSW Premier's Literary Awards | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Officer of the Order of Australia | Service to Australian literature | — | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Dog Fox Field | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | Translations from the Natural World | — | NSW Premier's Literary Awards | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Petrarca-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | T. S. Eliot Prize | Subhuman Redneck Poems | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Premio Mondello | Fredy Neptune | — | — | 受賞 |
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1984
Work:
The People's Otherworld
Organization:
NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of Australia
1989
Work:
Service to Australian literature
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1991
Work:
Dog Fox Field
Result:
受賞
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1993
Work:
Translations from the Natural World
Organization:
NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
受賞
Petrarca-Preis
1995
Result:
受賞
T. S. Eliot Prize
1996
Work:
Subhuman Redneck Poems
Result:
受賞
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
1998
Result:
受賞
Premio Mondello
2005
Work:
Fredy Neptune
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1988) Winner
T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1996) Winner
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1999) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Weatherboard Cathedral
1969 PoetryMurray's first major collection of poetry.
Rural Australia
Fredy Neptune
1999 Verse novelVerse novel about a German-Australian mute during and after World War I.
WarSilenceIdentity
Subhuman Redneck Poems
1996 PoetryPoems from a rural perspective satirizing modern society.
ClassCultureNature
Translations from the Natural World
1992 PoetryPoems personifying animals and nature.
NatureAnimals
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for complete bibliography
Adaptations
- The Widower (short film, 2005)
Translations of Works
- French, German, Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hindi, Russian, Dutch
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Traditional yet radically originalRich and diverse linguistic skillCommand of rhythm and idiomHumour and self-mocking wit
- Recurring Motifs
- Rural AustraliaReverence for pioneersInfluence of the landCatholic themesEgalitarianismNature and machines
Health
-
Depression晩年Authored memoir Killing the Black Dog, retired from Quadrant for health reasons
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Asperger syndrome生涯（自己診断）Discovered traits in self after son's autism diagnosis; self-described as high-performing Asperger's
Legacy
Regarded as the leading Australian poet of his generation and a Nobel Prize contender. Named one of Australia's 100 Living Treasures.
Academic Societies
- National Trust of Australia (Living Treasure)
In Popular Culture
- Poems adapted into short film The Widower
Quotes
-
I was as soft-headed as you could imagine. I was actually hanging on to childhood because I hadn't had much teenage. My Mum died and my father collapsed. I had to look after him. So I was off the chain at last, I was in Sydney and I didn't quite know how to do adulthood or teenage.
Source: Interview with Clive James (2000)
Trivia
- At age 18, decided to become a poet while watching mayflies by the river.
- Converted to Roman Catholicism upon marriage in 1962.
- Founded the Australian Commonwealth Party (1972-1974).
- Named one of Australia's 100 Living Treasures in 1997.