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Marlon James

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Marlon James

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1970-11-24 （Kingston, Jamaica (Surrey County)）
国籍
Jamaica
言語
English
居住地歴
Jamaica (Kingston) → Minneapolis, Minnesota (resides) → Saint Paul (works at Macalester College)

経歴

職業
novelist, writer, college lecturer, screenwriter
活動期間
2002年〜
所属
Macalester College, St. Francis College - Low Residency MFA (faculty lecturer)
影響を受けた人物
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Salman Rushdie, Ben Okri, Comics (e.g. Hellboy)

学歴

University of the West Indies
Language and Literature
学位: 学士
卒業年: 1991
国: Jamaica
Studied Language and Literature
Wilkes University
Creative Writing (MFA)
学位: 修士（MFA）
卒業年: 2006
国: United States
Received an MFA in Creative Writing

受賞歴

Man Booker Prize (Fiction)
2015
対象作品: A Brief History of Seven Killings
部門: Fiction
主催: The Booker Prizes
結果: Won
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature
2015
対象作品: A Brief History of Seven Killings
部門: Fiction
主催: Bocas Lit Fest
結果: Won
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
2015
対象作品: A Brief History of Seven Killings
部門: Fiction
主催: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
結果: Won
American Book Awards
2015
対象作品: A Brief History of Seven Killings
主催: Before Columbus Foundation
結果: Won
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
2010
対象作品: The Book of Night Women
部門: Fiction
主催: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
結果: Won
Minnesota Book Awards
2010
対象作品: Minnesota Book Awards (state award)
部門: Novel & Short Story
主催: Minnesota Book Awards
結果: Won
National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist)
2009
対象作品: The Book of Night Women
部門: Fiction
主催: National Book Critics Circle
結果: Finalist
Lambda Literary Awards (Finalist)
2019
対象作品: Black Leopard, Red Wolf
部門: Speculative Fiction
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Finalist
NAACP Image Awards (Finalist)
2022
対象作品: Moon Witch, Spider King
部門: Fiction
主催: NAACP Image Awards
結果: Finalist
Silver Musgrave Medal
2013
主催: Institute of Jamaica
結果: Won

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

John Crow's Devil

2005年 Fiction (Caribbean gothic) 226ページ

Set in a remote Jamaican village in 1957, the novel portrays a biblical struggle of good and evil in a Caribbean gothic mode, exploring guilt, hypocrisy and the lingering ghosts of colonialism.

religion and faithconflict of good and evillegacy of colonialismcollective psychology

The Book of Night Women

2009年 Historical fiction 417ページ

Set on an early 19th-century Jamaican plantation, it follows Lilith, a slave woman involved in a revolt, exploring power, sexuality and the complexities of resistance.

slavery and resistancefemale agencyfolk spirituality (Obeah, Myal)sex and violence

A Brief History of Seven Killings

2014年 Polyphonic fiction / Historical novel 688ページ

A multi-narrator novel spanning decades of Jamaican history and political turmoil, examining violence, identity and transnational forces through a chorus of voices.

violence and crimepolitical instabilityidentitytransnational influences (music, drugs, politics)

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

2019年 Epic fantasy 620ページ

An epic fantasy quest set in a mythic version of ancient Africa, full of monsters, magic, sex and violence, following a searcher on a dangerous mission.

myth and folklorepower and betrayalviolence and desirequest narrative
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (rights acquired)] Black Leopard, Red Wolf (film project)

Moon Witch, Spider King

2022年 Fantasy 626ページ

Sequel to Black Leopard, Red Wolf that further explores the mythic world, power structures, fate and magical cosmology of the series.

fate and powermagic and symbolismindividual vs collective narratives

全著作

  • John Crow's Devil (2005)
  • The Book of Night Women (2009)
  • A Brief History of Seven Killings (2014)
  • Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019)
  • Moon Witch, Spider King (2022)

翻案

  • Get Millie Black (TV series, HBO / Channel 4, 2024)
  • Black Leopard, Red Wolf (film rights acquired by Warner Bros. / Outlier Society, in development)

作風・主題

文体
polyphonic (multiple narrators)explicit and often brutal depictions of violencelyrical and formally experimental proseuse of dialect (Jamaican Patois) and multiple registers
頻出モチーフ
religion and the supernaturallegacy of colonialismviolence and revengesearch for identitymusic and popular culture (reggae)

評価・遺産

Marlon James gained international prominence after winning the 2015 Man Booker Prize—the first Jamaican to do so—and has expanded possibilities in Caribbean and contemporary Anglophone literature. His provocative, polyphonic and often violent style has provoked debate while earning significant critical acclaim.

関連学会

  • Royal Society of Literature (International Writer, 2024)
  • Institute of Jamaica (honours)

大衆文化への影響

  • Increased media attention from film-rights acquisition of Black Leopard, Red Wolf
  • TV series Get Millie Black released on HBO/Channel 4 (2024/2025)

引用

  • The reggae singers Bob Marley and Peter Tosh were the first to recognize that the voice coming out our mouths was a legitimate voice for fiction and for poetry.
    出典: Man Booker Prize acceptance speech (2015) (2015年)
  • Its prose was so audacious, its reality so unhinged, that you didn't see at first how pointedly political and just plain furious it was. It made me realize that the present was something I could write my way out of.
    出典: New York Times Magazine essay 'From Jamaica to Minnesota to Myself' (2015) (2015年)

豆知識

  • His debut novel John Crow's Devil was rejected over 70 times before being published.
  • He was the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker Prize (2015).
  • Has taught English and creative writing at Macalester College since 2007.
  • Co-hosts the literary podcast 'Marlon and Jake Read Dead People'.
  • Wrote the TV series Get Millie Black for HBO and Channel 4 (released 2024/2025).