Women's Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2005) Winner
Lionel Shriver
ライオネル・シュライバー
Raioneru Shuraibā
Aliases:
Margaret Ann Shriver
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-05-18 （Gastonia, North Carolina）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Residence History
- Nairobi → Bangkok → Belfast → London → Portugal
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Memberships
- Patron of Population Matters
- Nominations
- National Book Award Finalist (So Much for That)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College, Columbia University | — | Literature | BA, MFA | — | United States |
Barnard College, Columbia University
Literature
Degree:
BA, MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Women's Prize for Fiction | We Need to Talk About Kevin | — | Women's Prize for Fiction | winner |
| 2014 | BBC National Short Story Award | Kilifi Creek | — | BBC | winner |
Women's Prize for Fiction
2005
Work:
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Organization:
Women's Prize for Fiction
Result:
winner
BBC National Short Story Award
2014
Work:
Kilifi Creek
Organization:
BBC
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Prometheus Award
3 appearances
Works
Major Works
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2003 FictionA study of maternal ambivalence and a school shooting committed by the protagonist's son.
Maternal ambivalenceViolenceFamily
Adaptations
- [Film] We Need to Talk About Kevin / Lynne Ramsay (2011)
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047
2016 SatireAn acid satire set in a near future where the US defaults on its debt.
Economic collapseFamilySociety
Mania
2024 Dystopian novelA novel about a cancelled lecturer in a parallel dystopia that prizes ignorance.
IgnoranceCensorshipSociety
Bibliography
- The Female of the Species
- Checker and the Derailleurs
- The Bleeding Heart
- Ordinary Decent Criminals
- Game Control
- A Perfectly Good Family
- Double Fault
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- The Post-Birthday World
- So Much for That
- The New Republic
- Big Brother
- Kilifi Creek
- The Mandibles
- The Standing Chandelier
- The Motion of the Body Through Space
- Should We Stay or Should We Go
- Mania
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hard-to-love charactersSatiricalProvocative
- Recurring Motifs
- Family dynamicsSocial issuesIdentity
Health
-
Guillain-Barré syndrome2024年夏Loss of muscle control, inability to perform basic movements.
Legacy
Known for provocative novels addressing taboos and political controversies.
Quotes
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I'm often asked did something happen around the time I wrote Kevin. The truth is that Kevin is of a piece with my other work.
Source: Interview -
I hope the concept of cultural appropriation is a passing fad.
Source: Brisbane Writers' Festival speech (2016)
Trivia
- Changed name from Margaret Ann to Lionel at age 15 as a tomboy.
- Father was Presbyterian minister Donald W. Shriver Jr.
- Resides in Portugal.