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第1回（1979年） Winner
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第10回（1988年） Special Award
Patricia Wrightson
パトリシア・ライトソン
Patorisha Raitoson
別名:
Alice Patricia Furlonger
ペンネーム:
Patricia Wrightson（Used as pen name）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1921-06-19 （Bangalow, near Lismore, New South Wales）
- 死没
- 2010-03-15 （Lismore, New South Wales） 88歳
- 国籍
- Australian
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Bangalow, New South Wales → Sydney, New South Wales → Bonalbo District Hospital area → Lismore, New South Wales
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Editor, Secretary, Administrator
- 活動期間
- 1955年〜2004年
- 所属
- School Magazine, Sydney District Nursing Association, Bonalbo District Hospital
- 影響を受けた人物
- Australian Aboriginal mythology, Father (literature, philosophy)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Australian children's literature authors
- ノミネート
- Hans Christian Andersen Award 1984 runner-up
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Correspondence School for Isolated Children | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| St Catherine's College | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| Private school in Stanthorpe | — | — | — | 1年間 | Queensland |
State Correspondence School for Isolated Children
国:
Australia
Early education
St Catherine's College
国:
Australia
Private school in Stanthorpe
期間:
1年間
国:
Queensland
Attended for one year in Stanthorpe, Queensland
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hans Christian Andersen Award | — | 執筆部門 | International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) | Winner |
| 1977 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Monarchy | Officer |
| 1984 | Dromkeen Medal | — | — | Scholastic Australia | Winner |
| 1956 | Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | The Crooked Snake | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) | Winner |
| 1974 | Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | The Nargun and the Stars | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) | Winner |
| 1978 | Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | The Ice is Coming | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) | Winner |
| 1984 | Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | A Little Fear | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) | Winner |
| 1982 | Ditmar Award | Behind the Wind | 最優秀長編SF/ファンタジー | Australian National Science Fiction Convention | Winner |
Hans Christian Andersen Award
1986
部門:
執筆部門
主催:
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
結果:
Winner
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1977
主催:
British Monarchy
結果:
Officer
Dromkeen Medal
1984
主催:
Scholastic Australia
結果:
Winner
Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
1956
対象作品:
The Crooked Snake
部門:
Older Readers
主催:
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA)
結果:
Winner
Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
1974
対象作品:
The Nargun and the Stars
部門:
Older Readers
主催:
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA)
結果:
Winner
Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
1978
対象作品:
The Ice is Coming
部門:
Older Readers
主催:
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA)
結果:
Winner
Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
1984
対象作品:
A Little Fear
部門:
Older Readers
主催:
Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA)
結果:
Winner
Ditmar Award
1982
対象作品:
Behind the Wind
部門:
最優秀長編SF/ファンタジー
主催:
Australian National Science Fiction Convention
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第16回（1986年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Nargun and the Stars
1973年 Children's literature, FantasyA fantasy novel employing magic realism, drawing on Australian Aboriginal mythology featuring the Nargun spirit of the land.
Aboriginal mythologySpirit of the landMystery
The Crooked Snake
1955年 Children's literature, AdventureDebut novel, a straightforward adventure story.
Adventure
The Ice is Coming
1977年 Children's literature, FantasyFirst of the Wirrun trilogy, fantasy involving Aboriginal spirits.
Aboriginal mythologyIce spirits
A Little Fear
1983年 Children's literature, FantasyExplores themes of little fears in a fantasy context.
FearLand
全著作
- The Crooked Snake
- The Bunyip Hole
- The Rocks of Honey
- The Feather Star
- The Nargun and the Stars
- The Ice is Coming
- A Little Fear
- Behind the Wind
- Balyet
作品の翻訳
- 27 books published in 16 languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- Magic realismUse of Aboriginal folkloreEmphasis on the land
- 頻出モチーフ
- Australian Aboriginal mythologyLand spiritsFusion of fantasy and reality
評価・遺産
Pioneer of Australian children's literature known for magic realism incorporating Aboriginal mythology. Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. A literary prize named after her exists.
大衆文化への影響
- Controversy over non-Indigenous use of Aboriginal myths
引用
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I was really educated in literature, philosophy and wonder by my father; and in the social sciences by my mother. My most profitable year of schooling was the one in which I abandoned the syllabus altogether and spent the year, without permission or guidance, in discovering Shakespeare.
出典: Autobiographical note
豆知識
- Authored 27 books published in 16 languages
- First Australian Hans Christian Andersen Award winner for Writing
- Initially praised for using Aboriginal myths, later faced cultural appropriation debates
- Patricia Wrightson Prize named after her in NSW Premier's Literary Awards