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M. J. Hyland (Maria Joan Hyland)

エム・ジェイ・ハイランド(マリア・ジョーン・ハイランド)

M. J. Hyland (Maria Joan Hyland)

ペンネーム: M. J. Hylandpublishing name

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1968 (London, England)
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
London, England → Manchester, England → Brisbane, Australia (residency/visit)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Lecturer
活動期間
2000年〜
所属
University of Manchester, Manchester Centre for New Writing

受賞歴

Hawthornden Prize
2007
対象作品: Carry Me Down
主催: Hawthornden Prize
結果: Winner
Encore Prize
2007
対象作品: Carry Me Down
主催: Encore Prize
結果: Winner
Man Booker Prize
2006
対象作品: Carry Me Down
主催: Man Booker Prize
結果: Shortlisted
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2004
対象作品: How the Light Gets In
主催: Commonwealth Foundation
結果: Shortlisted
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2006
対象作品: Carry Me Down
主催: Commonwealth Foundation
結果: Shortlisted
The Age Book of the Year Award
2004
対象作品: How the Light Gets In
部門: Fiction
主催: The Age (Australia)
結果: Shortlisted
Orange Prize / Women's Prize for Fiction
2007
対象作品: Carry Me Down
主催: Women's Prize for Fiction
結果: Longlisted
Orange Prize / Women's Prize for Fiction
2010
対象作品: This Is How
主催: Women's Prize for Fiction
結果: Longlisted
International Dublin Literary Award
2009
対象作品: This Is How
主催: International Dublin Literary Award
結果: Longlisted
Pushcart Prize
2008
主催: Pushcart Press
結果: Nominated
BBC National Short Story Award
2011
対象作品: Rag Love
主催: BBC
結果: Shortlisted
BBC International Short Story Prize
2012
対象作品: Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes
主催: BBC International Short Story Prize
結果: Shortlisted
Sunday Times Short Story Award
2014
対象作品: Other People's Beds
主催: The Sunday Times
結果: Longlisted
William Hazlitt Essay Prize
2013
対象作品: Hardy Animal
主催: William Hazlitt Essay Prize
結果: Shortlisted

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

How the Light Gets In

2004年 Novel

A debut novel exploring family and coming-of-age themes with a sharp observational voice.

familycoming of ageidentity

Carry Me Down

2006年 Novel

A novel told in a restrained tone combining unease and dark humour; one of her major works that received multiple award nominations and wins.

moral complexitydomestic tensionchild vs adult perspective

This Is How

2009年 Novel

A novel about crime that focuses on the perpetrator's interior life, delivered in a tense present-tense narration: stark, compassionate and morally complex.

crimemoralitycompassion and cruelty

全著作

  • How the Light Gets In (2004)
  • Carry Me Down (2006)
  • This Is How (2009)
  • Short fiction (e.g. Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes, Rag Love)

作風・主題

文体
restrained tonalityconcise, tense present-tense narration (in some works)observational coolness combined with dark humour
頻出モチーフ
moral dilemmasfamily and isolationchild/adult perspective gaps

健康

  • Multiple sclerosis
    2008–present
    Diagnosed in 2008. Has impacted life and work but she has continued writing and teaching.

評価・遺産

M. J. Hyland is recognized for her restrained prose and exploration of moral complexity, with multiple major award nominations and wins. She has also contributed as an educator nurturing emerging writers.

引用

  • "She makes it look so simple, with her words of one syllable, with a style almost entirely devoid of affect; but there is nothing simplistic about her achievement."
    出典: The New York Times (review) (2009年)

豆知識

  • Former lawyer who began publishing novels from the 2000s onward.
  • Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008.
  • Has lectured at the University of Manchester and run workshops alongside writers such as Martin Amis, Colm Tóibín and Jeanette Winterson.
  • Short fiction has appeared in Granta, Narrative Magazine and other outlets.