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第32回（2005年） Winner
Nicole Krauss
ニコール・クラウス
Nikōru Kurausu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1974-08-18 （Manhattan, New York City, US）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Judaism
- 居住地歴
- Long Island (grew up) → Manhattan (birth) → Geneva (boarding school) → London (studies) → Brooklyn, New York (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer, essayist
- 活動期間
- 1999年〜
- 所属
- American Academy in Berlin (Distinguished Visitor)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Joseph Brodsky, Italo Calvino, Zbigniew Herbert
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | School of Humanities | English | Bachelor of Arts | 1992–1996 | United States |
| Somerville College, Oxford | Graduate | Art history (graduate) | Master's (Marshall Scholar) | 1996–1998 | United Kingdom |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | Graduate | Art History | Master's | 1997–1999 | United Kingdom |
Stanford University
School of Humanities
/ English
学位:
Bachelor of Arts
期間:
1992–1996
卒業年:
1996
国:
United States
Won undergraduate poetry prizes; worked with Joseph Brodsky
Somerville College, Oxford
Graduate
/ Art history (graduate)
学位:
Master's (Marshall Scholar)
期間:
1996–1998
卒業年:
1998
国:
United Kingdom
Marshall Scholar; wrote thesis on Joseph Cornell
Courtauld Institute of Art
Graduate
/ Art History
学位:
Master's
期間:
1997–1999
卒業年:
1999
国:
United Kingdom
Specialized in 17th‑century Dutch art; wrote a thesis on Rembrandt
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wingate Literary Prize | To Be a Man (short story collection) | — | Wingate Foundation | winner |
| 2021 | Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature | — | Inspiration Award | Sami Rohr Foundation | recipient |
| 2011 | Anisfield‑Wolf Book Award | Great House | — | Anisfield‑Wolf Foundation | winner |
| 2008 | William Saroyan International Prize for Writing | The History of Love | — | Stanford University (presented) | winner |
| 2006 | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger | The History of Love | — | French awarding body | winner |
| 2005 | Edward Lewis Wallant Award | The History of Love | — | Wallant Foundation | winner |
| 2010 | National Book Award (Fiction) | Great House | — | National Book Foundation | finalist |
| 2006 | Orange Prize for Fiction | The History of Love | — | Orange Prize organization | shortlist |
| 2011 | Orange Prize for Fiction | Great House | — | Orange Prize organization | shortlist |
Wingate Literary Prize
2022
対象作品:
To Be a Man (short story collection)
主催:
Wingate Foundation
結果:
winner
Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
2021
部門:
Inspiration Award
主催:
Sami Rohr Foundation
結果:
recipient
Anisfield‑Wolf Book Award
2011
対象作品:
Great House
主催:
Anisfield‑Wolf Foundation
結果:
winner
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
2008
対象作品:
The History of Love
主催:
Stanford University (presented)
結果:
winner
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
2006
対象作品:
The History of Love
主催:
French awarding body
結果:
winner
Edward Lewis Wallant Award
2005
対象作品:
The History of Love
主催:
Wallant Foundation
結果:
winner
National Book Award (Fiction)
2010
対象作品:
Great House
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
finalist
Orange Prize for Fiction
2006
対象作品:
The History of Love
主催:
Orange Prize organization
結果:
shortlist
Orange Prize for Fiction
2011
対象作品:
Great House
主催:
Orange Prize organization
結果:
shortlist
受賞・候補エディション
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第76回（2011年） Winner
作品
代表作
Man Walks into a Room
2002年 Novel (literary fiction)A meditation on memory and personal identity centering on a man who loses years of lived memory while retaining cognitive function.
memoryidentitysolitude
The History of Love
2005年 Novel (literary fiction)Interwoven stories about love, loss and memory following Leo Gursky, an elderly Holocaust survivor, and Alma Singer, connected by a lost manuscript titled The History of Love.
Jewish historylosslanguage and communication
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] The History of Love / Radu Mihăileanu (2016)
翻訳
- Translated into more than 35 languages
Great House
2010年 Novel (postmodern)Connects several characters through a large desk with many drawers, exploring memory, ownership and the traces objects leave in lives.
memorypossessionfragmented narrative
Forest Dark
2017年 Novel (experimental, postmodern)A layered tale of two lives that blurs the line between author and character, questioning identity, belonging and the nature of fiction.
selfautobiography vs fictionJewish mysticism
To Be a Man
2020年 Short story collectionA collection of short stories examining interior lives and human relationships.
masculinitymemorydesire and loss
全著作
- Man Walks into a Room (2002)
- The History of Love (2005)
- Great House (2010)
- Forest Dark (2017)
- To Be a Man (short story collection, 2020)
翻案
- The History of Love (film, 2016)
作品の翻訳
- Multiple works translated into more than 35 languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- fragmented, layered narrationuse of metafictionpoetic and lyrical prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- memory and lossloneliness and connectionJewish history and identity
評価・遺産
Nicole Krauss is an important contemporary voice in anglophone literature, acclaimed for works that explore memory, identity and the limits of language. She has received and been shortlisted for multiple international awards and her books have been widely translated.
関連学会
- American Academy in Berlin (Distinguished Visitor)
大衆文化への影響
- Film adaptation of The History of Love (2016)
引用
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“In a sense, the self is more or less an invention from beginning to end.”
出典: Interview with The Guardian (2017) (2017年)
豆知識
- The History of Love has been translated into more than 35 languages.
- Studied poetry at Stanford and worked with Joseph Brodsky as an undergraduate.
- Won the Wingate Literary Prize for To Be a Man.