Irish Book Awards
1回登壇
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第7回（2009年） Winner
Marian Keyes
マリアン・キーズ
Marian Kīzu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1963-09-10 （Limerick）
- 国籍
- Ireland
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Limerick, Ireland → Cork, Ireland → Galway, Ireland → Monkstown, Dublin, Ireland → London, United Kingdom → Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
経歴
- 職業
- writer, novelist, radio presenter
- 活動期間
- 1995年〜2024年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin | — | Law | BCL | 1980年代初頭 | Ireland |
University College Dublin
Law
学位:
BCL
期間:
1980年代初頭
卒業年:
1985
国:
Ireland
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Irish Popular Fiction Book | This Charming Man | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2016 | Irish Book Awards The Ireland AM Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Making It Up As I Go Along | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2021 | Irish Book Awards Author of the Year | — | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
Irish Popular Fiction Book
2009
対象作品:
This Charming Man
主催:
Irish Book Awards
結果:
winner
Irish Book Awards The Ireland AM Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
2016
対象作品:
Making It Up As I Go Along
主催:
Irish Book Awards
結果:
winner
Irish Book Awards Author of the Year
2021
主催:
Irish Book Awards
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Watermelon
1995年 Contemporary fictionA woman gives birth shortly after marriage, is left by her husband, and returns to her family in Ireland to rebuild her life.
familyrecoveryhumor
映像化・舞台化
- [film] Watermelon (2003)
This Charming Man
2008年 Contemporary fictionStory of a politician's suicide and the women in his life, addressing domestic violence and other dark themes.
domestic violencepoliticswomen's perspectives
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1996年 Contemporary fictionA woman predicted to marry navigates love and life.
marriagefriendshipgrowth
映像化・舞台化
- [TV series] Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999)
全著作
- Watermelon (1995)
- Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1996)
- Rachel's Holiday (1998)
- Last Chance Saloon (1999)
- Sushi for Beginners (2000)
- Angels (2002)
- This Charming Man (2008)
翻案
- Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (TV, 1999-2000)
- Watermelon (film, 2003)
- Au secours j'ai trente ans (French adaptation of Last Chance Saloon, 2004)
作品の翻訳
- translated into 33 languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- light and humorous styledark themes with comedystrong female protagonists
- 頻出モチーフ
- familydivorcemental illnessdomestic violencedrug abusealcoholism
健康
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alcoholism1980年代-1995年accompanied by depression, suicide attempt, rehab led to writing career
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clinical depression2008年頃-2012年4-year period unable to sleep, read, write; recovered with time, published Saved by Cake
評価・遺産
Over 35 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 33 languages. Multiple Irish Book Awards winner. Known for feminist popular fiction.
資料所蔵先
- National Library of Ireland (digital archive of The Mystery of Mercy Close)
引用
-
I'm very bleak, really melancholic. But I've always used humour as a survival mechanism. I write for me and I need to feel hopeful about the human condition. So no way I'm going to write a downbeat ending.
出典: The Irish Times interview (2017年)
豆知識
- From a large family with many siblings.
- Married to Tony Baines since 1995.
- Presenter on BBC Radio 4.
- Rejects the term 'chick lit' as belittling.