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第5回（1983年） Winner
Peter Kocan
ピーター・コカン
Pītā Kokan
別名:
Peter Raymond Douglas
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1947-05-04 （Newcastle, New South Wales）
- 国籍
- Australian
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Newcastle, New South Wales → Melbourne → Sydney → Tuggerawong, Central Coast, New South Wales → Brisbane
経歴
- 職業
- Author, Poet, Playwright
- 活動期間
- 1967年〜
- 所属
- Australia Council Literary Board
- 影響を受けた人物
- Rupert Brooke, Michael Dransfield
- ノミネート
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize shortlist (2005, Fresh Fields), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Fiction Prize shortlist (2005, Fresh Fields)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Newcastle | — | — | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | — | Australia |
University of Newcastle
学位:
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
卒業年:
1998
国:
Australia
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | The Cure | Christina Stead Prize for Fiction | NSW Government | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Commonwealth Institute of London Prize | The Other Side of the Fence | — | Commonwealth Institute of London | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Mattara Poetry Prize | From the private poems of Governor Caulfield | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Australia Council Writer's Emeritus Award | — | — | Australia Council | 受賞 |
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1983
対象作品:
The Cure
部門:
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
主催:
NSW Government
結果:
受賞
Commonwealth Institute of London Prize
1977
対象作品:
The Other Side of the Fence
主催:
Commonwealth Institute of London
結果:
受賞
Mattara Poetry Prize
1982
対象作品:
From the private poems of Governor Caulfield
結果:
受賞
Australia Council Writer's Emeritus Award
2010
主催:
Australia Council
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Cure
1983年 FictionAutobiographical novella about his life in the asylum.
Mental illnessImprisonment
Fresh Fields
2004年 FictionSemi-autobiographical novel of his youth.
YouthFamily
Ceremonies for the Lost
1974年 PoetryPoetry collection written in prison.
LossFreedom
The Other Side of the Fence
1975年 PoetryPoetry collection from prison.
PrisonHope
全著作
- Ceremonies for the Lost (1974)
- The Other Side of the Fence (1975)
- Twelve Poems (1975)
- Armistice (1980)
- The Treatment (1980)
- The Cure (1983)
- Freedom to Breathe (1985)
- Flies of a Summer (1988)
- Standing with Friends (1992)
- Primary Loyalties (1999)
- Fighting in the Shade (2000)
- Fresh Fields (2004)
- The Fable of All Our Lives (2010)
作風・主題
- 文体
- PoeticAutobiographical
- 頻出モチーフ
- Prison lifeMental struggle
健康
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Mental illness1966-1976Led to long-term hospitalization and sparked his writing career.
評価・遺産
Former would-be assassin turned acclaimed author and poet.
大衆文化への影響
- Known for the attempted assassination of Arthur Calwell.
豆知識
- Attempted to assassinate Arthur Calwell at age 19.
- Spent 10 years in Morisset Mental Hospital.
- Began writing poetry in prison.
- Graduated from University of Newcastle with degrees in literature.