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第3回（2013年） Winner
Monique Roffey
モニーク・ロフィー
Monique Roffey
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1965 （Port of Spain, Trinidad）
- 国籍
- Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Triratna Buddhist Community
- 居住地歴
- Port of Spain, Trinidad → London, United Kingdom → Manchester, United Kingdom
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Memoirist, Professor, Creative writing tutor
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜
- 所属
- Manchester Metropolitan University (Professor), Arvon Foundation (Centre Director, 2002–2006)
- 所属団体
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), Writers Rebel (co-founder, within Extinction Rebellion), Triratna Buddhist Community (mitra)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Olive Senior (writer)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Emerging Caribbean writers (influenced through teaching and workshops)
- ノミネート
- Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly Orange Prize) 2010: The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (shortlisted), Encore Award 2011: The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (shortlisted), Goldsmiths Prize 2020: The Mermaid of Black Conch (shortlisted), Rathbones/Folio Prize 2021: The Mermaid of Black Conch (shortlisted), Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021: The Mermaid of Black Conch (shortlisted), Orion Book Award 2014: Archipelago (shortlisted), OCM Bocas Prize 2015: House of Ashes (longlisted)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of East Anglia | — | English and Film Studies | BA | 1984–1987 | United Kingdom |
| Lancaster University | — | Creative Writing (postgraduate) | MA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of East Anglia
English and Film Studies
学位:
BA
期間:
1984–1987
卒業年:
1987
国:
United Kingdom
Studied English and Film Studies; graduated in 1987.
Lancaster University
Creative Writing (postgraduate)
学位:
MA, PhD
国:
United Kingdom
Completed an MA and PhD in Creative Writing (years not specified).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (overall & fiction) | Archipelago | fiction | OCM Bocas Prize / Bocas Lit Fest | winner |
| 2020 | Costa Book Award for Novel | The Mermaid of Black Conch | novel | Costa Book Awards | winner |
| 2021 | Costa Book of the Year | The Mermaid of Black Conch | — | Costa Book Awards | winner |
| 2022 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | honour |
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (overall & fiction)
2013
対象作品:
Archipelago
部門:
fiction
主催:
OCM Bocas Prize / Bocas Lit Fest
結果:
winner
Costa Book Award for Novel
2020
対象作品:
The Mermaid of Black Conch
部門:
novel
主催:
Costa Book Awards
結果:
winner
Costa Book of the Year
2021
対象作品:
The Mermaid of Black Conch
主催:
Costa Book Awards
結果:
winner
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2022
主催:
Royal Society of Literature
結果:
honour
受賞・候補エディション
Costa Book Awards
1回登壇
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第50回（2020年） Winner
作品
代表作
Sun Dog
2002年 Magical realism / Literary fictionA magical-realist tale set in west London about psychological estrangement and loss of identity.
alienationidentitymagical realism
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
2009年 Historical fiction / PostcolonialSet in post-independence Trinidad, it follows European ex-colonials and their process of creolisation.
colonialismcreolisationfamily and memory
Archipelago
2012年 Climate fiction / Literary fictionExamines climate change and loss from the perspective of a man from the southern Caribbean, set after a flood.
climate changeloss and redemptionCaribbean sense of place
House of Ashes
2014年 Political fiction / Fictionalised historyA fictionalised account of events surrounding the 1990 attempted coup in Trinidad.
politicsviolencehistorical memory
The Tryst
2017年 Erotic fiction / Magical realismRevisits the tale of Lilith to examine celibacy within marriage, blending eroticism and myth.
desiremarital celibacymythic elements
The Mermaid of Black Conch
2020年 Magical realism / Literary fictionA Caribbean tale of a cursed mermaid exploring humanity, love, violence and connection to place.
mermaidsviolence and loveland and memory
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (rights optioned)] The Mermaid of Black Conch
Passiontide
2024年 Political/social fiction / Feminist novelInspired by a real-life femicide case; critiques relationships between religion, sexism and colonialism.
feminismviolencereligion and power
With the Kisses of His Mouth
2011年 Memoir / Non-fictionA candid memoir of a mid-life quest for sexual liberation and self-identification.
sexualityself-discoveryfeminism
全著作
- Sun Dog (2002)
- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (2009)
- With the Kisses of His Mouth (2011, memoir)
- Archipelago (2012)
- House of Ashes (2014)
- The Tryst (2017)
- The Mermaid of Black Conch (2020)
- Passiontide (2024)
- Editor: The Global Village, Tell Tales (2009)
翻案
- Film rights for The Mermaid of Black Conch have been optioned and a screen adaptation is in development.
作風・主題
- 文体
- Blend of magical realism and postmodern narrative techniquesMixes autobiographical elements with historical fact
- 頻出モチーフ
- mermaidssex and desirealienation and othernessCaribbean landscape and memory
評価・遺産
Monique Roffey is internationally recognised for her Caribbean-rooted, magical-realist writing. Her prize-winning work and active mentoring have made her an influential figure in contemporary Caribbean literature.
関連学会
- Royal Society of Literature
大衆文化への影響
- Her work was featured on BBC Radio 4's 'A Book at Bedtime'.
引用
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"...it breaks entirely new ground. It is a major contribution to the New Wave of Caribbean writing: energetic, uncompromising, bold in the choice of narrative devices and a great read."
出典: Olive Senior (blurb/review) (2009年)
豆知識
- Born in Trinidad and holds dual nationality (Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom).
- Founded the St James Writers' Room in Port of Spain in 2014 to support emerging writers.
- Co-founder of Writers Rebel, a writers' group within Extinction Rebellion.