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Nalo Hopkinson

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Nalo Hopkinson

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1960-12-20 （Kingston, Jamaica）
国籍
Canadian
言語
English
居住地歴
Kingston, Jamaica → Guyana → Trinidad → Toronto, Canada → Riverside, California, United States → Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

経歴

職業
Writer, Editor, Professor of Creative Writing
活動期間
1998年〜
所属
Carl Brandon Society (board member), University of California, Riverside (Professor)
所属団体
Carl Brandon Society, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
影響を受けた人物
Derek Walcott, Kurt Vonnegut, William Shakespeare, Homer (Iliad, Odyssey), Christina Rossetti (poem 'Goblin Market'), Samuel R. Delany, Tobias Buckell, Charles R. Saunders
ノミネート
Philip K. Dick Award nominee: Brown Girl in the Ring (1998), James Tiptree Jr. / Otherwise Award shortlist: Midnight Robber (2000), Hugo Award nominee: Midnight Robber (2001), Nebula Award nominee: The Salt Roads (2004), Nebula Award nominee: The New Moon's Arms (2007), Canada Reads finalist: Brown Girl in the Ring (2008)

学歴

Seton Hill University
Writing Popular Fiction (Graduate program)
学位: Master of Arts
国: United States
Studied with mentor James K. Morrow.

受賞歴

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
1999
主催: World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
結果: 受賞
Locus Award for Best First Novel
1999
対象作品: Brown Girl in the Ring
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: 受賞
World Fantasy Award — Collection
2003
対象作品: Skin Folk
主催: World Fantasy Convention
結果: 受賞
Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
2003
対象作品: Skin Folk
主催: Sunburst Award Society
結果: 受賞
Gaylactic Spectrum Award
2004
対象作品: The Salt Roads
主催: Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
結果: 受賞
Aurora Award
2008
対象作品: The New Moon's Arms
主催: Aurora Awards / Prix Aurora
結果: 受賞
Sunburst Award
2008
対象作品: The New Moon's Arms
主催: Sunburst Award Society
結果: 受賞
Nebula Award for Best Novel
2004
対象作品: The Salt Roads
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: ノミネート
Nebula Award for Best Novel
2007
対象作品: The New Moon's Arms
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: ノミネート
Hugo Award for Best Novel
2001
対象作品: Midnight Robber
主催: World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)
結果: ノミネート
Inkpot Award
主催: Comic-Con International
結果: 受賞
Damon Knight Grand Master
2020
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: 受賞
Theodore Sturgeon Award
2022
対象作品: Broad Dutty Water: A Sunken Story
主催: Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
結果: 受賞
Ontario Arts Council Foundation Award for Emerging Writers
主催: Ontario Arts Council
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Brown Girl in the Ring

1998年 Science fiction / Dystopian

Set in a near-future Toronto, the novel weaves poverty, community resilience and magical elements to tell the story of women navigating survival and power.

Caribbean culturePoverty and classFemale empowermentFolklore / Magic

Midnight Robber

2000年 Speculative fiction / Fantasy

Using Caribbean dialect and folklore, the novel explores exile, coming-of-age and revenge with a distinctive narrative voice.

Migration and belongingRevenge and maturationCaribbean folkloreIdentity

The Salt Roads

2003年 Historical fantasy / Magical realism

A sweeping novel spanning eras and locations, it tells interlinked stories of women connected by Afro-Caribbean spirituality and a shared divine presence.

Caribbean historySlavery and resistanceReligion and rootsQueer and gender themes

The New Moon's Arms

2007年 Fantasy / Magical realism

Explores family, memory and history through motifs of the sea and moon, blending Caribbean tradition with contemporary concerns.

Family and memoryCaribbean traditionIntersection of history and the personal

Skin Folk

2001年 Short fiction collection / Speculative fiction

A collection of short stories drawing on Caribbean folklore and contemporary life, featuring diverse voices that blend myth and modernity.

FolkloreRace and cultureMagic and the everyday

The Sandman Universe: House of Whispers

2018年 Comic book / Graphic novel

A comic series set in DC/Vertigo's Sandman Universe which Hopkinson contributed to as a writer (2018–2020).

Myth and folkloreCaribbean influences

全著作

  • Brown Girl in the Ring (novel, 1998)
  • Midnight Robber (novel, 2000)
  • Skin Folk (short fiction collection, 2001)
  • The Salt Roads (novel, 2003)
  • The New Moon's Arms (novel, 2007)
  • The Sandman Universe: House of Whispers (comic series, 2018–2020)
  • Report From Planet Midnight (short stories, interview and speech, 2012)
  • Falling in Love With Hominids (short fiction collection, 2015)
  • The Chaos (young adult novel, 2012)
  • Sister Mine (novel, 2013)
  • Blackheart Man (novel, 2024)

翻案

  • The Sandman Universe: House of Whispers (contribution to comic series)

作風・主題

文体
Blends Caribbean oral tradition with English narrative voiceIncorporates folklore and myth into speculative storytellingMerges social issues (race, class, gender) with elements of realism and fantasy
頻出モチーフ
Trickster figures like AnansiMigration and belongingFemale body, motherhood, intergenerational tiesMotifs of song and poetry

健康

  • Severe anemia (caused by uterine fibroids) and vitamin D deficiency
    数年間（出版活動が6年間停止）
    Stopped publishing for several years (~6 years), faced financial hardship and experienced about two years of homelessness before being hired by UC Riverside.
  • Learning disabilities
    生涯
    Reported to have learning disabilities but has continued productive writing and teaching career.

評価・遺産

Nalo Hopkinson has established a distinct place in speculative fiction by integrating Caribbean oral tradition, folklore and postcolonial perspectives. She has received and been shortlisted for numerous awards and is recognized as an advocate for diversity in SF and fantasy; in 2020 she was named a Damon Knight Grand Master by SFWA.

関連学会

  • Carl Brandon Society
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)

資料所蔵先

  • Nalo Hopkinson papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of California, Riverside

大衆文化への影響

  • Guest of honor at multiple science fiction conventions.
  • Curated the CBC audio series 'Six Impossible Things'.
  • Contributed as a writer to DC/Vertigo's Sandman Universe comic (House of Whispers).

引用

  • I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
    出典: The Globe and Mail (interview) (2015年)
  • It is an honor to be recognized for a lifetime of achievement.
    出典: SFWA statement (on being named Damon Knight Grand Master) (2020年)

豆知識

  • Her father was a Guyanese poet/playwright and her mother worked as a library technician.
  • Exposed to writers like Derek Walcott in childhood and read Kurt Vonnegut by around age six.
  • Hobbies include sewing, cooking, gardening and fabric design.