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第25回（1943年） Winner
Mary Lavin
メアリー・ラヴィン
Mary Lavin
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1912-06-10 （Walpole, Massachusetts）
- 死没
- 1996-03-25 83歳
- 国籍
- Irish, American
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Catholic
- 居住地歴
- East Walpole, Massachusetts (birthplace) → Athenry, County Galway, Ireland → Dublin, Ireland → Abbey Farm, County Meath, Ireland
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer
- 活動期間
- 1939年〜1996年
- 所属
- Aosdána
- 所属団体
- Aosdána
- 影響を受けた人物
- Lord Dunsany, Virginia Woolf
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto College, St Stephen's Green | — | French | — | — | Ireland |
| University College Dublin | English and French | — | BA, MA | 1930年代 | Ireland |
Loreto College, St Stephen's Green
French
国:
Ireland
Taught French there
University College Dublin
English and French
学位:
BA, MA
期間:
1930年代
国:
Ireland
Studied Virginia Woolf (PhD studies abandoned)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Tales from Bective Bridge | フィクション | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Katherine Mansfield Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Honorary Doctorate (UCD) | — | — | University College Dublin | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Saoi of Aosdána | — | — | Aosdána | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1942
対象作品:
Tales from Bective Bridge
部門:
フィクション
結果:
受賞
Katherine Mansfield Prize
1961
結果:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1959
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1961
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate (UCD)
1968
主催:
University College Dublin
結果:
受賞
Saoi of Aosdána
1993
主催:
Aosdána
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Tales from Bective Bridge
1942年 Short story collectionA collection of ten short stories about life in rural Ireland.
Rural lifeWomen's perspectives
The House in Clewe Street
1945年 NovelA novel about an Irish family.
FamilyCatholicism
Mary O'Grady
1950年 NovelA novel featuring an Irish woman.
WomenWidowhood
全著作
- Tales from Bective Bridge (1942)
- The Long Ago (1944)
- The House in Clewe Street (1945)
- The Becker Wives (1946)
- At Sallygap (1947)
- Mary O'Grady (1950)
- A Single Lady (1951)
- The Patriot Son (1956)
- A Likely Story (1957)
- Selected Stories (1959)
- The Great Wave (1961)
- In the Middle of the Fields (1967)
- Happiness (1969)
- The Second Best Children in the World (1972)
- Collected Stories (1971)
- A Memory and Other Stories (1973)
- The Shrine and Other Stories (1977)
- A Family Likeness and Other Stories (1985)
- In a Cafe: Selected Stories (1999)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Introspective female narrativesRealismCatholic sensibility
- 頻出モチーフ
- WidowhoodRural Irish lifeWomen's concernsCatholic faith
評価・遺産
Pioneer in Irish short stories and novels, regarded as a key figure in women's writing, noted for widowhood themes. Honored with Mary Lavin Place in Dublin.
資料所蔵先
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Special Collections (Mary Lavin Papers)
- Binghamton University Libraries, Mary Lavin Collection
大衆文化への影響
- Mary Lavin Place named in Dublin (2021, opens 2024).
豆知識
- Born only child, moved to Ireland at age 9.
- First published story 'Miss Holland' in 1939.
- Father approached Lord Dunsany for mentorship.
- Raised three daughters while managing family farm.
- Widowed twice.
- One daughter literary editor of Irish Times; granddaughter novelist Kathleen MacMahon.