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Namwali Serpell

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Namwali Serpell

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
Lusaka, Zambia
国籍
Zambian, American
言語
English
居住地歴
Lusaka, Zambia (born) → Baltimore, Maryland, USA (raised) → United States (residence)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Professor of English
活動期間
2008年〜
所属
University of California, Berkeley (Professor of English, 2008–2020), Harvard University (Professor of English, current)
影響を受けた人物
Toni Morrison

学歴

Yale University
Department of English / English Literature
学位: BA
国: United States
Harvard University
Graduate School / American and British Literature
学位: PhD
国: United States
PhD dissertation: The Ethics of Uncertainty

受賞歴

Caine Prize for African Writing
2015
対象作品: The Sack
主催: Caine Prize
結果: Won
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2011
部門: Fiction
主催: Rona Jaffe Foundation
結果: Won
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2020
部門: Fiction
主催: Windham–Campbell Prizes
結果: Won
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
2020
対象作品: The Old Drift
部門: Fiction
主催: Anisfield-Wolf
結果: Won
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2020
対象作品: The Old Drift
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award
結果: Won
Grand Prix of Literary Associations (GPLA): Belles-Lettres
2019
対象作品: The Old Drift
部門: Belles-Lettres
主催: Grand Prix of Literary Associations
結果: Won
Los Angeles Times Book Prize — Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
2019
対象作品: The Old Drift
主催: Los Angeles Times
結果: Won
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
2019
対象作品: The Old Drift
主催: Center for Fiction
結果: Longlisted
National Book Critics Circle Award
2022
対象作品: The Furrows
部門: Fiction
主催: National Book Critics Circle
結果: Shortlisted
Sunday Times Short Story Award
2020
対象作品: Take It
主催: The Sunday Times
結果: Shortlisted

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Old Drift

2019年 Novel — historical fiction with science-fiction elements

A sprawling debut tracing intertwined histories of three families over generations in and around Lusaka, exploring colonialism, migration, and the interplay of technology and politics. The novel mixes historical narrative with speculative/near-future elements and varied narrative forms.

colonialismmigration and family historiestechnology and politics

The Furrows

2022年 Novel

A novel that examines disappearance and loss, using distinctive style and shifts of perspective to track memory, testimony, and traces of violence.

lossmemoryimpact of violence

The Sack

2014年 Short story

A short story that layers a terrifying dream with personal and political resonances; winner of the 2015 Caine Prize.

dreams and realityhistorical memorybody and trauma

全著作

  • The Old Drift (2019)
  • The Furrows (2022)
  • Short story 'Muzungu' (2010)
  • Short story 'The Sack' (2014)
  • Seven Modes of Uncertainty (2014, criticism)
  • Stranger Faces (2020, nonfiction)

作風・主題

文体
experimental narrationgenre-blending (historical fiction + sci-fi)lush description and multiple perspectives
頻出モチーフ
family genealogiesmovement and bordersmemory and trauma

評価・遺産

A Zambian-born, US-based writer who established an international reputation with her genre-blending debut The Old Drift. Winner of major prizes including the Caine Prize, Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Windham–Campbell Prize, she exerts influence on contemporary African literature and the broader literary world.

引用

  • “Fiction is not a competitive sport.”
    出典: Statement after winning the Caine Prize (interview) (2015年)

豆知識

  • After winning the 2015 Caine Prize she announced she would share the prize money with the other shortlisted writers.
  • When she won the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award she pledged the prize money to bail funds for protesters.
  • Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.