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Michela Murgia

ミケーラ・ムルジャ

Michela Murgia

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1972-06-03 (Cabras, Sardinia, Italy)
死没
2023-08-10 (Rome, Italy) 51歳
国籍
Italy
言語
Italian, Sardinian
宗教
Roman Catholic
居住地歴
Cabras, Sardinia, Italy → Oristano, Sardinia, Italy → Rome, Italy

経歴

職業
Novelist, Playwright, Radio personality, Columnist
活動期間
2006年〜2023年
所属
Società Italiana delle Letterate
所属団体
Società Italiana delle Letterate
影響を受けた人物
J. R. R. Tolkien, Marion Zimmer Bradley

学歴

Lorenzo Mossa Institute for Technical Studies
国: Italy
Institute of Religious Studies of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oristano
国: Italy
Studied theology but did not complete a degree

受賞歴

Premio Campiello (Campiello Prize)
2010
対象作品: Accabadora
主催: Premio Campiello
結果: 受賞
Mondello Prize (Premio Mondello)
2010
対象作品: Accabadora
主催: Premio Mondello
結果: 受賞
Premio Dessì (Dessì Prize)
2009
対象作品: Accabadora
主催: Premio Dessì
結果: 受賞
Molinello Award for First Fiction
2010
対象作品: Accabadora
主催: Molinello
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Il mondo deve sapere

2006年 satirical novel

A satirical novel originally conceived as a blog about a telemarketing call centre, highlighting economic exploitation and psychological manipulation of workers.

labor issueseconomic exploitationsocial satire
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Your Whole Life Ahead of You / Paolo Virzì (2008)

Accabadora

2009年 historical/regional novel

Set in 1950s Sardinia, the novel intertwines themes of euthanasia and adoption, exploring local customs and moral questions.

euthanasiaadoptionregional culture (Sardinia)ethics and tradition
映像化・舞台化
  • [Theatre] Accabadora (stage adaptation) / Veronica Cruciani (2017)
翻訳
  • English translation (Sylvester Mazzarella, 2012)

L'incontro

2012年 short novel / novella

A work centered on meetings and encounters, exploring interpersonal relationships and inner life.

encountershuman relationshipsinner life

Chirù

2015年 coming-of-age / mentoring novel

A novel about a cross-generational mentoring relationship, dealing with guidance and growth.

mentoringintergenerational relationshipspersonal growth

We Are a Storm

2019年 illustrated stories / children's literature

A collection of illustrated stories aimed at younger readers, containing contemporary themes and messages.

friendshipempathyyouth voices

Tre ciotole: rituals for a year of crisis

2023年 essay / literary memoir

An essay collection reflecting on rituals and practices for a year of crisis.

resiliencedaily ritualspersonal and social crisis

全著作

  • Il mondo deve sapere (2006)
  • Viaggio in Sardegna (2008)
  • Accabadora (2009)
  • L'incontro (2012)
  • Ave Mary: e la chiesa inventò la donna (2011)
  • L'ho uccisa perché l'amavo: falso! (2013, with Loredana Lipperini)
  • Chirú (2015)
  • Futuro Interiore (2016)
  • L'inferno è una buona memoria (2018)
  • Istruzioni per diventare fascisti (How to Be a Fascist, 2018/2020 translation)
  • Noi siamo tempesta (2019)
  • Morgana (2019, with Chiara Tagliaferri)
  • #Stai zitta e altre nove frasi che non vogliamo sentire più (2021)
  • God save the Queer. Catechismo femminista (2022)
  • Tre ciotole: rituals for a year of crisis (2023)

翻案

  • Il mondo deve sapere → film 'Your Whole Life Ahead of You' (director: Paolo Virzì, 2008)
  • Accabadora → stage adaptation (adaptation by Carlotta Corradi, directed by Veronica Cruciani, 2017)

作品の翻訳

  • Accabadora → English translation (Sylvester Mazzarella, 2012)
  • Istruzioni per diventare fascisti → English translation 'How to Be a Fascist: a Manual' (Penguin, 2020)

作風・主題

文体
socially engaged, essayistic stylecontemporary fiction with essay elementsregionalist descriptions emphasizing Sardinia
頻出モチーフ
Sardinian landscape and customsconflict between religion and beliefwomen's status and gender issuesidentity and belonging

健康

  • kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma)
    2014–2016; 2022–2023
    Had a significant impact on her work and public life; she continued writing and speaking while undergoing treatment in later years.

評価・遺産

Michela Murgia is regarded as an important contemporary Italian writer who combined Sardinian regionalism with feminist perspectives. She had public influence through her writings and activism on social, gender, and religious issues.

関連学会

  • Società Italiana delle Letterate

大衆文化への影響

  • Influenced younger audiences through media projects such as the 'Morgana' podcast

引用

  • Being a woman alone does not make one a feminist.
    出典: Newspaper interview / public statement (2022年)

豆知識

  • At 18 she was adopted into a traditional Sardinian 'filla de ànima' family.
  • A proud owner of an extensive personal library; fan of J. R. R. Tolkien and K-pop, especially BTS.
  • Married actor Lorenzo Terenzi 'in articulo mortis' in 2023.
  • Her first major work began as a blog and was later adapted into a film.