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Meera Syal

ミーラ・シャル

Mīra Sharu

別名: Feroza Syal

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1961-06-27 (Wolverhampton)
国籍
British
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Wolverhampton, England → Essington, Staffordshire → Bloxwich, Walsall

経歴

職業
Comedian, Writer, Playwright, Singer, Journalist, Actress
活動期間
1983年〜
所属
Royal Court Theatre
所属団体
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)

学歴

Queen Mary's High School
国: United Kingdom
University of Manchester
Faculty of Arts / English and Drama
学位: BA
卒業年: 1983
国: United Kingdom
Double First

受賞歴

Betty Trask Award
1997
対象作品: Anita and Me
主催: Society of Authors
結果: Winner
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1997
部門: New Year Honours
主催: British Government
結果: Awarded
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2015
部門: New Year Honours
主催: British Government
結果: Awarded
BAFTA Fellowship
2023
主催: BAFTA
結果: Awarded

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Anita and Me

1996年 Coming-of-age novel

Semi-autobiographical novel about growing up as the only Asian family in a Midlands mining village.

British Asian identityCultural clashesImmigrant experience
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Anita and Me / Metin Hüseyin (2002)

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

1999年 Novel

Story of friendship and lives of British Indian women.

FriendshipMarriageCultural adaptation

The House of Hidden Mothers

2015年 Novel

Family story centered on surrogacy.

FamilySurrogacyModern India

Bhaji on the Beach

1993年 Screenplay

Comedy about British Indian women on a beach outing.

Women's liberationGenerational gaps

全著作

  • Anita and Me (1996)
  • Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (1999)
  • The House of Hidden Mothers (2015)
  • Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
  • Anita and Me (film, 2002)

作風・主題

文体
HumorousSatiricalColloquial
頻出モチーフ
British Asian daily lifeFamily dynamicsCultural intersections

評価・遺産

Pioneering British Asian entertainer with major contributions to literature, theatre, TV, and comedy. Recipient of BAFTA Fellowship.

大衆文化への影響

  • Famous as Ummi, the grandmother in The Kumars at No. 42.

豆知識

  • Born Feroza Syal.
  • Graduated with a Double First from the University of Manchester.
  • Memoir scheduled for publication in 2025.