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M. NourbeSe Philip

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M. NourbeSe Philip

別名: Marlene Nourbese Philip
ペンネーム: M. NourbeSe Philip（Professional credit name used for publication）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1947-02-03 （Woodlands, Moriah, Trinidad and Tobago）
国籍
Trinidad and Tobago, Canada
言語
English
居住地歴
Woodlands (Moriah), Trinidad and Tobago (birthplace) → Toronto, Ontario, Canada

経歴

職業
poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, short story writer, lawyer (former)
活動期間
1968年〜

学歴

University of the West Indies
学位: B.Sc.(Econ.)
期間: 1960年代
卒業年: 1968
国: Trinidad and Tobago (campus)
Received B.Sc.(Econ.) degree
University of Western Ontario
Political Science and Law (graduate studies)
学位: Graduate degrees (political science, law)
期間: 1968–1970s（在籍年は不確定）
国: Canada
Pursued graduate studies in political science and law; practised law in Ontario

受賞歴

Casa de las Américas Prize
1998
対象作品: She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks (manuscript)
主催: Casa de las Américas
結果: winner
Tradewinds Collective Poetry Prize
1988
部門: Poetry
主催: Tradewinds Collective (Trinidad & Tobago)
結果: 1st prize
Tradewinds Collective Short Story Prize
1988
部門: Short Story
主催: Tradewinds Collective (Trinidad & Tobago)
結果: 1st prize
Canadian Library Association prize for children's literature
1989
対象作品: Harriet's Daughter
主催: Canadian Library Association
結果: runner-up
Max and Greta Abel Award for Multicultural Literature
1989
対象作品: Harriet's Daughter
主催: Max and Greta Abel Award
結果: first runner-up
Guggenheim Fellowship (poetry)
1990
部門: Fellowship
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: fellow
MacDowell Fellowship
1991
部門: Fellowship
主催: MacDowell
結果: fellow
Lawrence Foundation Award
1995
対象作品: short story "Stop Frame"
部門: Short Story
主催: Lawrence Foundation for Prairie Schooner
結果: winner
Toronto Arts Award in writing and publishing
1995
主催: Toronto Arts Council
結果: finalist
Rebels for a Cause (Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto)
2001
主催: Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto
結果: award
YWCA Woman of Distinction (Arts)
2001
部門: Arts
主催: YWCA
結果: award
Chalmers Fellowship
2002
部門: Poetry
主催: Chalmers
結果: fellowship
Rockefeller Foundation residency in Bellagio
2005
部門: residency
主催: Rockefeller Foundation
結果: residency
PEN/Nabokov Award for International Literature
2020
主催: PEN America
結果: winner
Molson Prize
2021
主催: Canada Council for the Arts (related)
結果: winner
Windham-Campbell Literature Prize
2024
主催: Yale University / Windham–Campbell Prizes
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Thorns

1980年 poetry

Early collection exploring language, identity and aspects of diasporic experience.

languageidentitymigration

Salmon Courage

1983年 poetry

A collection marked by experimental language use addressing personal and political subjects.

experimental formsocial justice

She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks

1989年 poetry

A landmark collection dealing with language, silence and the legacies of colonialism; won Casa de las Américas Prize in manuscript.

silence and expressioncolonial legacywomanhood

Discourse on the Logic of Language

1989年 essays/poetics

Collection of essays on language theory and the function of poetry.

linguisticspoetics

Zong!

2008年 poem cycle / poetry

A poem cycle based on the Zong massacre and the related legal records, examining language, memory and violence; has been presented in extended collective readings and performances.

memory of slaveryhistorical violencelanguage and law
映像化・舞台化
  • [reading performance] Zong! (collective reading/performance) (2012)
  • [theatre (workshop)] Presentation as part of rock.paper.sistahz at Harbourfront (2006)
翻訳

Harriet's Daughter

1988年 novel (children/YA)

A young-adult novel widely used in school curricula; has German translation, audio edition and stage/script adaptations.

coming-of-agerace and identity
映像化・舞台化
  • [stage] Harriet's Daughter (play) (2000)
  • [translation (German)] Harriet und schwarz wie ich (1993)

Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence

1991年 novel

A novel with experimental elements exploring silence and historical quest.

historical questsilence

全著作

  • Thorns (1980)
  • Salmon Courage (1983)
  • She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks (1989)
  • Discourse on the Logic of Language (1989)
  • Harriet's Daughter (1988)
  • Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence (1991)
  • Frontiers: Essays and Writings on Racism and Culture (1992)
  • Showing Grit: Showboating North of the 44th Parallel (1993)
  • CARIBANA: African Roots and Continuities - Race, Space and the Poetics of Moving (1996)
  • Genealogy of Resistance and Other Essays (1997)
  • Coups and Calypsos (1999)
  • Bla_k: Essays and Interviews (2017)
  • Zong! (2008)

翻案

  • German translation, audio edition and stage adaptation of Harriet's Daughter
  • Extended readings/performances of Zong! (Toronto, Bloemfontein, etc.)

作品の翻訳

  • Harriet und schwarz wie ich (German translation of Harriet's Daughter)

作風・主題

文体
experimental formswriting that intersects poetry with law and historypolitically and socially committed voice
頻出モチーフ
silencelanguage and powermemory and historylegacies of colonialism

評価・遺産

A Canadian writer known for experimental forms and strong commitment to social justice. Her body of work across poetry, fiction and essays is widely taught in universities and the subject of academic study; major works such as Zong! have international impact.

関連学会

  • Canadian Literature Association

豆知識

  • Moved to Canada in 1968 and practised law in Toronto before devoting herself to writing in 1983.
  • She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks won the Casa de las Américas Prize while still a manuscript.
  • Zong! has been presented in extended collective readings and performances.
  • Recipient of the Windham–Campbell Prize (2024) and the Molson Prize (2021).