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第34回（2013年） Winner
Marie Arana
マリー・アラナ
Marie Arana
別名:
Marie Arana-Ward / Marie Arana Campbell
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- Lima, Peru
- 国籍
- Peruvian, American
- 言語
- English, Spanish
- 居住地歴
- Lima, Peru → Summit, New Jersey, USA → Washington, D.C., USA
経歴
- 職業
- Author (fiction & nonfiction), Editor, Journalist, Critic, Literary Director (Library of Congress, inaugural)
- 所属
- The Washington Post (former Book World editor-in-chief, Writer at Large), Library of Congress (Inaugural Literary Director / Literary Advisor), Authors Guild Foundation (President of the Board), PEN America (Board of Trustees), American Writers Museum (Board of Directors), National Book Critics Circle (former Board member)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | — | Russian (Department) | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Hong Kong | — | Linguistics (M.A. program) | M.A. | — | Hong Kong |
| Yale University (certificate) | — | China studies (scholarship/certificate) | — | — | United States |
Northwestern University
Russian (Department)
学位:
B.A.
国:
United States
Member of Delta Gamma; reported to have been Homecoming Queen (citation needed).
University of Hong Kong
Linguistics (M.A. program)
学位:
M.A.
国:
Hong Kong
Earned an M.A. in linguistics.
Yale University (certificate)
China studies (scholarship/certificate)
国:
United States
Certificate of scholarship in China-related studies.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Christopher Award for Excellence in Editing | — | — | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 受賞 |
| 2001 | National Book Award (Finalist) | American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood | 回想録 / ノンフィクション | National Book Foundation | ファイナリスト |
| 2001 | PEN/Martha Albrand Award (Memoir, Finalist) | American Chica | 回想録 | PEN America | ファイナリスト |
| 2006 | Center for Fiction John Sargent Award | Cellophane | デビュー長編 | Center for Fiction | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) | Bolívar: American Liberator | 伝記 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 2019 | American Library Association Top of the List (Best Nonfiction) | Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story | ノンフィクション | American Library Association | 選出（ベストブック） |
| 2019 | American Writers Museum Friend of the Writer Award | — | — | American Writers Museum | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence (Longlist) | Silver, Sword, and Stone | — | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | ロングリスト |
| 2020 | American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award | — | 文学 | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Library of Congress Award for Superior Service | — | — | Library of Congress | 受賞 |
Christopher Award for Excellence in Editing
1986
主催:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
結果:
受賞
National Book Award (Finalist)
2001
対象作品:
American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood
部門:
回想録 / ノンフィクション
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
ファイナリスト
PEN/Martha Albrand Award (Memoir, Finalist)
2001
対象作品:
American Chica
部門:
回想録
主催:
PEN America
結果:
ファイナリスト
Center for Fiction John Sargent Award
2006
対象作品:
Cellophane
部門:
デビュー長編
主催:
Center for Fiction
結果:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography)
2014
対象作品:
Bolívar: American Liberator
部門:
伝記
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
受賞
American Library Association Top of the List (Best Nonfiction)
2019
対象作品:
Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
部門:
ノンフィクション
主催:
American Library Association
結果:
選出（ベストブック）
American Writers Museum Friend of the Writer Award
2019
主催:
American Writers Museum
結果:
受賞
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence (Longlist)
2020
対象作品:
Silver, Sword, and Stone
主催:
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
結果:
ロングリスト
American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award
2020
部門:
文学
主催:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
結果:
受賞
Library of Congress Award for Superior Service
2021
主催:
Library of Congress
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood
2001年 Memoir / NonfictionA memoir recounting a bicultural childhood between Peru and the United States, exploring family history and identity.
Bicultural identityFamily historyIdentity
翻訳
- various translations
Cellophane
2006年 Fiction (satirical novel)A satirical novel set in the Peruvian Amazon, examining social and cultural dynamics.
Colonial legacyPower and corruption
翻訳
- translated into other languages
Lima Nights
2009年 FictionA novel set in Lima that portrays Peruvian society and personal conflicts.
Urban underworldSocial stratification
翻訳
- Spanish edition (2013)
Bolívar: American Liberator
2013年 Biography / NonfictionA biography of Simón Bolívar detailing his life, achievements, and the independence movements in Latin America.
Independence movementsLeader's complexitiesExamination of colonialism
翻訳
- Spanish edition 'Bolívar: Libertador Americano'
Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
2019年 Nonfiction / History & cultural analysisA cultural and historical analysis of Latin America through three crucibles—silver, force, and stone (religion/culture).
Impact of colonialismRole of economy and religionHistorical narrative and interpretation
翻訳
- Spanish edition (2019)
LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority
2024年 Nonfiction / Social commentaryA portrait of the diverse and complex Latino community in the United States, using a series of vignettes to reassess American society.
Ethnicity and identityImmigration and integrationCultural diversity
全著作
- American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood (2001)
- Cellophane (2006)
- Lima Nights (2009)
- Bolívar: American Liberator (2013)
- Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story (2019)
- LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority (2024)
- Editor: The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work (2002)
翻案
- Girl Rising (contributed script for Latin American segment)
作品の翻訳
- Lima Nights (Spanish edition, 2013)
- Bolívar: American Liberator (Spanish edition, 2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Memoiristic and lyrical narrationBlending of historical fact and narrativeArgumentative and persuasive nonfiction
- 頻出モチーフ
- Bicultural identityLegacy of colonialismPortraits of leaders and power
評価・遺産
Marie Arana is recognized for writing from a bicultural Peruvian–American perspective, contributing influential memoirs, biographies, and cultural criticism. Through leadership roles at literary institutions and the Library of Congress, and award-winning books, she has had significant public and scholarly impact. Some recent works have provoked debate over interpretations of colonial history.
関連学会
- Literary Society of Washington (President)
- PEN America (Board)
- National Book Critics Circle (former Board member)
豆知識
- Reportedly a member of Delta Gamma at Northwestern and said to have been Homecoming Queen (citation needed).
- Sometimes credited as Marie Arana-Ward.