Booker Prize
1回登壇
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第55回（2023年） Winner
Paul Lynch
ポール・リンチ
Pōru Rinchi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1977-05-09 （Limerick, Ireland）
- 国籍
- Irish
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Malin Head, County Donegal → Carndonagh → Dublin (longtime residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Literary critic, Editor (former)
- 活動期間
- 2000年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner, Herman Melville, Seamus Heaney, Samuel Beckett, Pablo Neruda
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin | — | English and Philosophy | — | — | Ireland |
University College Dublin
English and Philosophy
国:
Ireland
Attended but did not graduate
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Prix Libr'à Nous | The Black Snow | — | Prix Libr'à Nous (France) | winner |
| 2018 | Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year | Grace | — | Kerry Group (Ireland) | winner |
| 2023 | Booker Prize | Prophet Song | — | The Booker Prizes (UK) | winner |
| 2022 | Prix Gens de Mer | Beyond the Sea | — | Prix Gens de Mer (France) | winner |
| 2020 | Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors' Literary Award | — | — | Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors' Literary Award | winner |
| 2016 | Prix des Lecteurs Privat | — | — | Prix des Lecteurs Privat (France) | winner |
| 2013 | Bord Gáis Irish Books of the Year (Best Newcomer) | Red Sky in Morning | — | Bord Gáis (Ireland) | shortlisted |
| 2014 | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger | Red Sky in Morning | — | Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (France) | finalist |
| 2018 | Walter Scott Prize | Grace | — | Walter Scott Prize (UK) | shortlisted |
| 2018 | William Saroyan International Prize for Writing | Grace | — | William Saroyan Prize (USA) | shortlisted |
Prix Libr'à Nous
2016
対象作品:
The Black Snow
主催:
Prix Libr'à Nous (France)
結果:
winner
Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year
2018
対象作品:
Grace
主催:
Kerry Group (Ireland)
結果:
winner
Booker Prize
2023
対象作品:
Prophet Song
主催:
The Booker Prizes (UK)
結果:
winner
Prix Gens de Mer
2022
対象作品:
Beyond the Sea
主催:
Prix Gens de Mer (France)
結果:
winner
Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors' Literary Award
2020
主催:
Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors' Literary Award
結果:
winner
Prix des Lecteurs Privat
2016
主催:
Prix des Lecteurs Privat (France)
結果:
winner
Bord Gáis Irish Books of the Year (Best Newcomer)
2013
対象作品:
Red Sky in Morning
主催:
Bord Gáis (Ireland)
結果:
shortlisted
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
2014
対象作品:
Red Sky in Morning
主催:
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (France)
結果:
finalist
Walter Scott Prize
2018
対象作品:
Grace
主催:
Walter Scott Prize (UK)
結果:
shortlisted
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
2018
対象作品:
Grace
主催:
William Saroyan Prize (USA)
結果:
shortlisted
受賞・候補エディション
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第19回（2024年） Winner
作品
代表作
Red Sky in Morning
2013年 FictionA debut novel inspired by the excavation of Duffy's Cut, exploring Irish emigration, racism and brutality, and meditations on memory and identity.
emigrationracismmemoryviolence
The Black Snow
2014年 FictionTells of an Irish emigrant's return to County Donegal and a tragic descent after a barn fire; examines community, loss and catastrophe in lyrical prose.
returnlosscommunitytragedy
Grace
2017年 Historical fiction / BildungsromanSet during the Irish Famine, the novel follows a young girl's struggle for survival and coming-of-age, contrasting lush prose with the harsh realities of famine.
faminesurvivalcoming-of-agereligion and belief
Beyond the Sea
2019年 Fiction / Existential taleAn existential tale of two castaways on a boat in the Pacific, exploring loneliness, survival and the limits of language.
isolationsurvivalexistentialismconfrontation with nature
Prophet Song
2023年 Political dystopia / FictionA chilling study of Ireland becoming a fascist state, depicting the collapse of freedom and the impact on a family amid political upheaval.
authoritarianismpolitical repressionfamilyloss of liberty
全著作
- Red Sky in Morning (2013)
- The Black Snow (2014)
- Grace (2017)
- Beyond the Sea (2019)
- Prophet Song (2023)
作風・主題
- 文体
- poetic, lyrical prosedense, mesmeric narrationblend of realism and symbolism
- 頻出モチーフ
- migration and exilememory and identitysurvival and sufferingreligion and transcendence
評価・遺産
Paul Lynch's poetic and powerful prose has marked him as a significant contemporary Irish writer. International prizes, including the Booker Prize, have cemented his global reputation.
引用
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"a chilling study of Ireland becoming a fascist state"
出典: The Guardian (review) (2023年)
豆知識
- Won the Booker Prize in 2023 for Prophet Song.
- Appointed Distinguished Writing Fellow at Maynooth University in 2024.
- Former deputy chief sub-editor and chief film critic at The Sunday Tribune.
- Studied English and Philosophy at University College Dublin but did not graduate.
- Grew up in Inishowen (Malin Head, Carndonagh) in County Donegal.