Eugène Marais Prize
1回登壇
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第33回（1994年） Winner
Mark Behr
マーク・ベール
Mark Behr
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1963-10-19 （Oljorro, Arusha Region, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)）
- 死没
- 2015-11-27 （Johannesburg, South Africa） 52歳
- 国籍
- Tanzania, South Africa
- 言語
- English, Afrikaans
- 宗教
- Dutch Reformed Church
- 居住地歴
- Tanzania (birthplace) → KwaZulu-Natal (early childhood) → Durban → Stellenbosch University (Western Cape) → Oslo → United States (University of Notre Dame, Rhodes College, etc.) → Johannesburg (later life)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Novelist, Professor, Researcher
- 活動期間
- 1985年〜2015年
- 所属
- Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing, Rhodes College, Instructor in MA program, University of the Witwatersrand, Research Fellow, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Worked with IDASA
- 影響を受けた人物
- Alice Walker (The Color Purple), Breyten Breytenbach, Antjie Krog, Antonio Gramsci, Judith Butler, Richard Rorty
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch University | Faculty of Arts | English and Politics | BA / Honours | 1985–1989 | South Africa |
| University of Notre Dame | International Peace Studies | MA in International Peace Studies | MA | — | United States |
| University of Notre Dame | Fiction Writing | Master's program in Fiction Writing | MA | — | United States |
| University of Notre Dame | English Literature | MA in English Literature | MA | — | United States |
Stellenbosch University
Faculty of Arts
/ English and Politics
学位:
BA / Honours
期間:
1985–1989
国:
South Africa
Majored in English and Politics; creative work first published during this period.
University of Notre Dame
International Peace Studies
/ MA in International Peace Studies
学位:
MA
卒業年:
1993
国:
United States
Graduated 1993
University of Notre Dame
Fiction Writing
/ Master's program in Fiction Writing
学位:
MA
卒業年:
1998
国:
United States
Master's degree in fiction writing
University of Notre Dame
English Literature
/ MA in English Literature
学位:
MA
卒業年:
2000
国:
United States
Master's degree in English Literature
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | M-Net Award | Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples | — | M-Net | Winner |
| — | Eugene Marais Award | Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples | — | Eugene Marais | Winner |
| — | CNA Debut Literary Award | Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples | — | CNA | Winner |
| 1996 | Betty Trask Award | The Smell of Apples | Debut novel | Society of Authors (UK) | Winner |
| 1997 | Art Seidenbaum Award (Los Angeles Times) | The Smell of Apples | — | Los Angeles Times | Winner |
| — | Steinbeck Award (shortlisted) | The Smell of Apples | — | Steinbeck Award | Shortlisted |
| — | Guardian Literary Award (shortlisted) | The Smell of Apples | — | The Guardian | Shortlisted |
| 2000 | The Sunday Times Award (shortlisted) | Embrace | — | The Sunday Times (South Africa) | Shortlisted |
| — | Encore Award (shortlisted) | Embrace | — | Encore Award | Shortlisted |
M-Net Award
対象作品:
Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples
主催:
M-Net
結果:
Winner
Eugene Marais Award
対象作品:
Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples
主催:
Eugene Marais
結果:
Winner
CNA Debut Literary Award
対象作品:
Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples
主催:
CNA
結果:
Winner
Betty Trask Award
1996
対象作品:
The Smell of Apples
部門:
Debut novel
主催:
Society of Authors (UK)
結果:
Winner
Art Seidenbaum Award (Los Angeles Times)
1997
対象作品:
The Smell of Apples
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
Winner
Steinbeck Award (shortlisted)
対象作品:
The Smell of Apples
主催:
Steinbeck Award
結果:
Shortlisted
Guardian Literary Award (shortlisted)
対象作品:
The Smell of Apples
主催:
The Guardian
結果:
Shortlisted
The Sunday Times Award (shortlisted)
2000
対象作品:
Embrace
主催:
The Sunday Times (South Africa)
結果:
Shortlisted
Encore Award (shortlisted)
対象作品:
Embrace
主催:
Encore Award
結果:
Shortlisted
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples
1993年 Novel (fiction)Set against apartheid-era South Africa, the novel addresses authority, racism, family relations and masculinity. Through the narrator's perspective it explores how language and nationalism shape personal identity.
IdentityLanguageRacismMilitarisationMasculinity
翻訳
- English translation: The Smell of Apples (1995)
Embrace
2000年 Novel (fiction)Behr's second novel; a story where personal history and political memory intersect with desire and guilt, reflecting a critical engagement with aspects of the author's background.
MemoryGuiltDesirePolitical self-awareness
Kings of the Water
2009年 Novel (fiction)A novel about a man's return to his homeland and confrontation with a lost past. Praised for its poetic and unflinching portrayal of Afrikaner male psychology and transformation.
ReturnMemoryMasculinityNational identity
全著作
- Die Reuk van Appels / The Smell of Apples
- Embrace
- Kings of the Water
- Numerous short stories and essays (various journals and anthologies)
作品の翻訳
- The Smell of Apples has been translated into English and several other languages (noted as more than ten languages in total)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Detailed psychological depictionMeasured, restrained narrative voiceSocially engaged criticism woven into narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- Language and identityArmy and militarisationCrisis of masculinityMemory of nationalism
健康
-
Suspected heart attack2015Attributed to a suspected heart attack in 2015; sudden death in later life.
評価・遺産
Mark Behr is an important voice in post-apartheid South African literature, probing language, nationalism, militarisation and sexuality. His debut The Smell of Apples achieved international recognition and was translated into multiple languages. He also contributed to academic life and influenced younger writers and scholars.
資料所蔵先
- Rhodes College archives (related materials)
豆知識
- Born in Tanzania and raised in South Africa.
- Conscripted into the South African Defence Force in youth and served in the Angolan conflict.
- Publicly confessed to campus spying activities during his student years.
- His major works have been translated into more than ten languages.
- Died in Johannesburg in 2015 from a suspected heart attack.