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第40回（2018年） Winner
Ma Thida
マ・ティダ
Ma Thida
ペンネーム:
Suragamika（Pseudonym meaning 'brave traveler'）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1966-09-02 （Myanmar）
- 国籍
- Myanmar, Burmese
- 言語
- Burmese
- 宗教
- Buddhism
- 居住地歴
- Myanmar → United States
経歴
- 職業
- Surgeon, Writer, Human rights activist
- 活動期間
- 1980年〜2025年
- 所属
- Muslim Free Hospital, PEN Myanmar, PEN International
- 所属団体
- PEN International Board, Chair of PEN International Writers in Prison Committee
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Medicine | Surgery degree | 1980年代初頭 | Myanmar |
Unknown
Medicine
学位:
Surgery degree
期間:
1980年代初頭
国:
Myanmar
Studied medicine in early 1980s, earned surgery degree
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Reebok Human Rights Award | — | — | Reebok | 受賞 |
| 1996 | PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Disturbing the Peace Award | — | — | Vaclav Havel Library Foundation | 受賞 |
Reebok Human Rights Award
1996
主催:
Reebok
結果:
受賞
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
1996
主催:
PEN America
結果:
受賞
Disturbing the Peace Award
2016
主催:
Vaclav Havel Library Foundation
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Sunflower
1999年 EssayArgues that Burmese people have high expectations of democracy icon Suu Kyi
DemocracyPolitics
Sanchaung, Insein, Harvard
2012年 MemoirMemoir about early life in Sanchaung, imprisonment in Insein, and time in the US
ImprisonmentHuman RightsEducation
Prisoner of Conscience: My Steps through Insein
2016年 Prison MemoirEnglish translation of her prison memoir
Prison LifeHuman Rights Activism
全著作
- The Sunflower
- In the Shade of an Indian Almond Tree
- Sweet and spicy honey mud
- Insight of colorful lights and beyond esthetic border
- One, Zero and Ten for Teens
- Message to Teen
- Translation of Japanese Women's Poems
- The Roadmap
- Sanchaung, Insein, Harvard
- A Letter for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- The Imperishable Dictum
- Brown to Crimson
- What Is Independent Citizen's Spirit?
- Youths Who Dare To Live and Compete
- Nothing to Lose But Your Life
- From Selfishness to Leaving From Fear
- Prisoner of Conscience: My Steps through Insein
- Writing of Ma Thida
- A-Maze: Myanmar’s Struggle for Democracy, 2011-2023
作家による翻訳
- Translation of Japanese Women's Poems
作風・主題
- 文体
- Intellectual works dealing with political situation
- 頻出モチーフ
- Human RightsDemocracyPrison Experience
健康
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Tuberculosis1993-1999Contracted in prison without adequate medical care
評価・遺産
Known as a Burmese human rights activist, writer, and surgeon; internationally recognized for works based on prison experiences
引用
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I wanted to become a writer because I want to share what I observe around me, like poverty.
出典: Interview (2013年) -
Were it not for vipassana (Buddhist meditation), I would not have overcome the untold hardships I faced in prison.
出典: Interview (2013年)
豆知識
- Sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1993, released in 1999
- Pseudonym 'Suragamika' means 'brave traveler'
- Left Myanmar after 2021 military coup