Goldsmiths Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2022) Winner
Natasha Soobramanien
ナターシャ・スーブラマニエン
Natasha Soobramanien
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- London, England
- Nationality
- Mauritian, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- North London → Hong Kong → Hastings
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 2012-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hull | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Hull
Country:
United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Goldsmiths Prize | Diego Garcia | — | Goldsmiths Prize | 受賞 |
Goldsmiths Prize
2022
Work:
Diego Garcia
Organization:
Goldsmiths Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Genie and Paul
2012 novel (re-telling/reinterpretation)A re-telling of the 18th-century novel Paul et Virginie by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, reworking characters and narrative in a contemporary register.
reinterpretationlegacy of colonialismrelationships
Diego Garcia (with Luke Williams)
2022 experimental novelA collaborative novel by Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams that addresses colonialism, dispossession, memory and the telling of history through an experimental blend of critical discourse and narrative techniques.
colonialismdispossession and absencememory and history
Bibliography
- Genie and Paul (2012)
- Diego Garcia (with Luke Williams, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, fragmentary narrationreuse and reinterpretation of historical texts
- Recurring Motifs
- memories of colonialismmovement and dispossessioncollaboration and dialogic voices
Legacy
Noted for experimental collaborative work; won the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize for Diego Garcia. Her work stimulates important discussions on colonialism and the retelling of memory.
Trivia
- Born to Mauritian parents and raised in the UK.
- Spent parts of childhood in Hong Kong and Hastings due to her father's service in the RAF.
- Debut novel Genie and Paul published in 2012.
- Co-authored Diego Garcia with Luke Williams (2022), which won the Goldsmiths Prize.