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第39回（2018年） Winner
Nafissa Thompson-Spires
ナフィッサ・トンプソン＝スパイアーズ
Nafissa Thompson-Spires
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1983 （San Diego, California, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- San Diego, California → Nashville, Tennessee → Urbana–Champaign, Illinois → Ithaca, New York
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Short story writer, Professor
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜
- 所属
- Cornell University (Richards Family Assistant Professor of Creative Writing)
- ノミネート
- 2018 National Book Award longlist
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Graduate School (MFA) | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
| Vanderbilt University | Graduate School (PhD) | English | PhD | — | United States |
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
Graduate School (MFA)
/ Creative Writing
学位:
MFA
国:
United States
Received an MFA in creative writing
Vanderbilt University
Graduate School (PhD)
/ English
学位:
PhD
国:
United States
Earned a PhD in English
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (Los Angeles Times Book Prize) | Heads of the Colored People | First Fiction | Los Angeles Times | winner |
| 2019 | PEN Open Book Award | Heads of the Colored People | — | PEN America | winner |
| 2019 | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction) | Heads of the Colored People | Fiction | Hurston/Wright Foundation | winner |
| 2019 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (Los Angeles Times Book Prize)
2019
対象作品:
Heads of the Colored People
部門:
First Fiction
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
winner
PEN Open Book Award
2019
対象作品:
Heads of the Colored People
主催:
PEN America
結果:
winner
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)
2019
対象作品:
Heads of the Colored People
部門:
Fiction
主催:
Hurston/Wright Foundation
結果:
winner
Whiting Award
2019
主催:
Whiting Foundation
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
Whiting Awards
1回登壇
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第34回（2019年） Winner
作品
代表作
Heads of the Colored People
2019年 Short story collectionA short story collection that examines contemporary Black life, identity, humor and pain across varied voices and perspectives, probing everyday tensions around race and relationships.
raceidentityfamilyhumor and satirechronic pain and the body
翻訳
- Italian translation
- Turkish translation
- Portuguese translation
全著作
- Heads of the Colored People (2019)
作品の翻訳
- Heads of the Colored People has been translated into Italian, Turkish and Portuguese.
作風・主題
- 文体
- sharp satire and black humorpolyvocal and conversational prosecontrast of academic erudition and pop culture
- 頻出モチーフ
- exploration of identityintersection of race and everyday lifephysical and emotional painclash of academia and pop culture
健康
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Endometriosis (reported chronic pain)成人期（報道による）Reported chronic pain affected daily life and has been noted in coverage as influencing her perspectives and public statements.
評価・遺産
Nafissa Thompson-Spires is regarded as a sharp chronicler of contemporary Black experience in America, notable for award-winning short fiction. Her academic background combined with pop-cultural and humorous approaches marks her influence among younger writers.
大衆文化への影響
- Contributor to The 1619 Project
- Appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers (October 2018)
豆知識
- Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award.
- Won a 2019 Whiting Award.
- Debut collection Heads of the Colored People has been translated into Italian, Turkish and Portuguese.
- Appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers in October 2018.