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Milton Hatoum

ミルトン・アシス・ハトゥーム

Miruton Hatūmu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1952-08-19 （Manaus, Brazil）
国籍
Brazilian
言語
Portuguese, French
居住地歴
Manaus (birth & childhood) → Brasília (secondary school) → São Paulo (studies & professional activity) → Madrid, Barcelona (scholarship / residence) → Paris (postgraduate studies) → Berkeley (teaching / visiting professor)

経歴

職業
Writer, Translator, Professor
活動期間
1980年〜
所属
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), University of California, Berkeley (visiting professor), Brazilian Academy of Letters (elected to Chair 6, 2025)
所属団体
Brazilian Academy of Letters

学歴

University of São Paulo (USP)
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism
期間: 1970s
国: Brazil
Studied Architecture and Urbanism
University of Paris III
Comparative literature / postgraduate courses
国: France
Postgraduate studies
University of São Paulo (USP)
Graduate School of Literature / Literary Theory
学位: 博士（文学理論）
卒業年: 1998
国: Brazil
Doctorate in Literary Theory (1998)

受賞歴

Jabuti Prize
1989
対象作品: Relato de um Certo Oriente (Tale of a Certain Orient)
部門: 最優秀長編小説
主催: Brazilian book industry / Jabuti Prize committee
結果: Winner
Jabuti Prize
2000
対象作品: Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers)
部門: 最優秀長編小説
主催: Brazilian book industry / Jabuti Prize committee
結果: Winner
Jabuti Prize
2005
対象作品: Cinzas do Norte (Ashes of the Amazon)
部門: 最優秀長編小説
主催: Brazilian book industry / Jabuti Prize committee
結果: Winner
Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature
2005
対象作品: Cinzas do Norte (Ashes of the Amazon)
主催: Portugal Telecom
結果: Winner
Bravo! Award
2005
対象作品: Cinzas do Norte (Ashes of the Amazon)
主催: Bravo! (Brazil)
結果: Winner
APCA Award
2005
対象作品: Cinzas do Norte (Ashes of the Amazon)
主催: São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA)
結果: Winner
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres — Officier
2017
主催: French Ministry of Culture
結果: Recipient
São Paulo Prize for Literature
2009
対象作品: Órfãos do Eldorado (Orphans of Eldorado)
部門: 最優秀書籍（ファイナリスト）
主催: São Paulo Prize committee
結果: Shortlisted

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Relato de um Certo Oriente (Tale of a Certain Orient)

1989年 Novel (Fiction)

A novel about immigrants and family memory, portraying Arab-Brazilian communities and intertwined personal histories.

immigrationfamilymemory
翻訳
  • Available in English

Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers)

2000年 Novel (Family drama)

Centered on twin brothers, it explores family conflicts across generations set in Manaus.

family conflictmemoryregional society
映像化・舞台化
  • [Comic] Two Brothers (comic) / Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (2015)
  • [Television (miniseries)] Dois Irmãos (TV miniseries) / Luiz Fernando Carvalho (2017)
翻訳
  • Translated into English, French, Spanish, Italian and others

Cinzas do Norte (Ashes of the Amazon)

2005年 Novel

Interweaves political backdrop and family history to depict changes in the Amazon region and individuals' fates.

political critiqueregional changefamily
翻訳
  • Translated into multiple languages

Órfãos do Eldorado (Orphans of Eldorado)

2008年 Novel

An ensemble story set against isolated communities and the historical and social contexts of the Amazon.

isolationhistorycommunity
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Orphans of Eldorado (film adaptation) (2015)
翻訳
  • Translated into several languages

A Noite da Espera (The Night of Waiting)

2017年 Novel

A work that returns to political memory and individual trajectories against the backdrop of the military regime.

political memorypersonal history

Ponto de Fuga

2019年 Novel

Recent novel that continues themes of migration, belonging and memory.

belongingmemory

全著作

  • Relato de um Certo Oriente (Tale of a Certain Orient), 1989
  • Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers), 2000
  • Cinzas do Norte (Ashes of the Amazon), 2005
  • Órfãos do Eldorado (Orphans of Eldorado), 2008
  • A Noite da Espera (The Night of Waiting), 2017
  • Ponto de Fuga, 2019

翻案

  • Dois Irmãos: comic adaptation by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá (2015); TV miniseries directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho (2017)
  • Órfãos do Eldorado: film adaptation (2015)

作品の翻訳

  • Dois Irmãos: English, French, Spanish, Italian translations, etc.
  • Major works translated into Italian, Danish, Czech, Arabic, among others

作風・主題

文体
Lyrical, regionally inflected narrationLayered portrayal of family and memory
頻出モチーフ
immigrant identity and descendantsfamily rupture and reconciliationsocial and political change in the Amazon

評価・遺産

Milton Hatoum is one of Brazil's leading contemporary writers. Through themes of family, memory and immigration he depicts the Amazon region and Brazilian society. He is a multi-time Jabuti Prize winner, with translations and adaptations bringing his work international recognition.

関連学会

  • Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras)

大衆文化への影響

  • Dois Irmãos was adapted into a comic and a TV miniseries, showing penetration into popular culture.

豆知識

  • Born to a Lebanese-Brazilian family.
  • Reportedly has sold over 200,000 copies of his books in Brazil.
  • Elected to Chair 6 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2025.