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第69回（1995年 第5回開催） Winner
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第70回（1995年 第6回開催） Winner
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第108回（1995年 第8回開催） Winner
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第109回（1995年 第9回開催） Winner
Mary Morrissy
メアリー・モリッシー
Mearī Morisshī
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1957-01-25 （Dublin, Ireland）
- 国籍
- Irish
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Dublin, Ireland → New York, USA → Iowa City, USA → Cork, Ireland
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer, critic, journalist, creative writing lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1980年〜
- 所属
- University College Dublin (teaching/visiting), Trinity College Dublin (teaching/visiting), University of Iowa (visiting/work), University College Cork (lecturer)
- 所属団体
- Aosdána (Irish artists' and writers' academy)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmines College | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
| Technological University Dublin | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
Rathmines College
国:
Ireland
Trained in journalism
Technological University Dublin
国:
Ireland
Listed as an alumna of the institution
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hennessy Literary Award | — | — | Hennessy / New Irish Writing | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Lannan Foundation Prize | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Elected to Aosdána | — | — | Aosdána | 選出（会員） |
Hennessy Literary Award
1984
主催:
Hennessy / New Irish Writing
結果:
受賞
Lannan Foundation Prize
1995
主催:
Lannan Foundation
結果:
受賞
Elected to Aosdána
2015
主催:
Aosdána
結果:
選出（会員）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Lazy Eye
1993年 Short story collectionA debut collection of short stories set in Dublin, noted for cool observation and precise psychological portraits of ordinary lives.
fragility of everyday liferuptures in relationshipsurban poverty
Mother of Pearl
1996年 NovelA novel published in the 1990s focusing on interior lives of its characters.
memoryfamily
The Pretender
2000年 NovelA novel that explores identity and deception, probing the boundaries between appearance and reality.
self and otherdeception
The Rising of Bella Casey
2013年 Novel (biographical fiction)A reconstruction of the life of Sean O'Casey's sister Bella, depicting her struggles with poverty and difficult relationships.
female resiliencehistory and memory
Prosperity Drive
2016年 Linked short stories / exploded novelAn 'exploded novel' of linked stories portraying a cast of Dublin characters confronting sex, death and loss.
lossurban lonelinessdesire and ruin
Penelope Unbound
2023年 Novel (historical / alternative history)A novel imagining an alternative outcome for James Joyce and Nora Barnacle after arriving in Trieste in 1904, narrated from Nora's perspective.
reimagined historyfemale perspectiveregret and choice
全著作
- A Lazy Eye (1993)
- Mother of Pearl (1996)
- The Pretender (2000)
- The Rising of Bella Casey (2013)
- Prosperity Drive (2016)
- Penelope Unbound (2023)
作風・主題
- 文体
- cool, observant proseprecise psychological portraituretone blending humour and compassion
- 頻出モチーフ
- shadows of urban lifepoverty and survivalfamily conflict and memory
評価・遺産
Mary Morrissy is a Dublin-based writer acclaimed for both her short stories and novels. Critical praise and election to Aosdána mark her as an important voice in contemporary Irish literature.
関連学会
- Aosdána
引用
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“Penelope Unbound is a novel of great brilliance and inventiveness, a remarkably — and mysteriously — moving story of what might have been.”
出典: John Banville (The Guardian, 2023) (2023年)
豆知識
- Elected to Aosdána in 2015.
- Was a fellow at the New York Public Library in 2005–2006 and researched Sean O'Casey's sister.
- Has served as a lecturer in creative writing at University College Cork.