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第6回（1996年） Winner
Pierre Joris
ぴえーる・じょりす
Pierre Joris
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1946-07-14 （Strasbourg, France）
- 死没
- 2025-02-27 （New York City, USA (Brooklyn, Bay Ridge)） 78歳
- 国籍
- Luxembourgish, United States
- 言語
- English, French
- 居住地歴
- Luxembourg (childhood) → Strasbourg, France (birthplace) → United States (New York, Binghamton, San Diego, etc.) → France (Paris) → Algeria (taught in Constantine) → United Kingdom (London)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, essayist, editor, translator, anthologist, university teacher
- 活動期間
- 1967年〜2025年
- 所属
- University at Albany, SUNY (Department of English, faculty), Université Constantine 1 (English Department, faculty), France Culture (editorial work)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Paul Celan, Maurice Blanchot, Avant-garde poets and translators
- 影響を与えた人物
- Contemporary translators and poets in the anglophone world, Scholars and translators of North African literature
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard College | — | — | AB (Bachelor of Arts) | 1967頃 | United States |
| University of Essex | Theory and Practice of Literary Translation | Graduate studies | MA | 1972–1975 | United Kingdom |
Bard College
学位:
AB (Bachelor of Arts)
期間:
1967頃
国:
United States
Earned a BA (Honors) at Bard College (exact graduation year not specified)
University of Essex
Theory and Practice of Literary Translation
/ Graduate studies
学位:
MA
期間:
1972–1975
卒業年:
1975
国:
United Kingdom
MA in the Theory and Practice of Literary Translation
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Batty Weber Award (Lifetime Literary Achievement) | — | — | Luxembourg cultural authorities | 受賞 |
| 2005 | PEN Poetry Translation Award | Translation of Lightduress (Paul Celan) | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 1994 | PEN Center USA West Literary Award for Translation | pppppp: The Selected Writings of Kurt Schwitters (co-edited/translated) | — | PEN Center USA West | 受賞（共同受賞） |
| 1996 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Poems for the Millennium, vol. 1 (co-edited) | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞（編者として関与） |
Batty Weber Award (Lifetime Literary Achievement)
2020
主催:
Luxembourg cultural authorities
結果:
受賞
PEN Poetry Translation Award
2005
対象作品:
Translation of Lightduress (Paul Celan)
主催:
PEN America
結果:
受賞
PEN Center USA West Literary Award for Translation
1994
対象作品:
pppppp: The Selected Writings of Kurt Schwitters (co-edited/translated)
主催:
PEN Center USA West
結果:
受賞（共同受賞）
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1996
対象作品:
Poems for the Millennium, vol. 1 (co-edited)
主催:
PEN Oakland
結果:
受賞（編者として関与）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Breccia: Selected Poems 1972-1986
1987年 Poetry (selected poems)A selected collection of poems from 1972 to 1986, showcasing experimental language use and themes of movement and absence.
movementdiasporalinguistic borders
Poasis: Selected Poems 1986-1999
2001年 Poetry (selected poems)A selected collection of poems from 1986 to 1999, noted for fragmentary and experimental poetics.
fragmentationtranslation and receptioncity and memory
A Nomad Poetics
2003年 Criticism / EssaysAn essay collection discussing nomadic poetics and the writer's position as a traveler.
nomadismtranslation theoryborder-crossing
Barzakh (Poems 2000-2012)
2014年 PoetryA poetry collection covering 2000–2012, suggestive of 'in-between' cultural states.
boundariescross-cultural dialoguespiritual inquiry
Interglacial Narrows (Poems 2015–2021)
2023年 PoetryA late-career collection (2015–2021) containing fragments on climate, time, and memory.
timememorygeographical imagination
The Book of U — Le livre des cormorant
2017年 Poetry / Artist book (collaboration)A visually poetic collaborative work with Nicole Peyrafitte, multilingual and multimedia in approach.
collaborationvisual poetrymultilingualism
全著作
- The Fifth Season (poetry, 1971)
- Breccia: Selected Poems 1972-1986 (poetry, 1987)
- Poasis: Selected Poems 1986-1999 (poetry, 2001)
- A Nomad Poetics (essays, 2003)
- Barzakh (Poems 2000-2012) (poetry, 2014)
- Interglacial Narrows (poetry, 2023)
翻案
- Several poems adapted for staged readings, dance and multimedia performances
作家による翻訳
- Major works of Paul Celan (English translations)
- Translations of contemporary North African and Middle Eastern poets (e.g., Safaa Fathy)
作品の翻訳
- Some poetry collections translated/published in Czech, Spanish, German, etc.
作風・主題
- 文体
- experimental, fragmentary poeticsmultilingual mixing (English, French, etc.)translation-informed poetics and essays
- 頻出モチーフ
- movement/nomadismin-between/boundary statesmemory and the citytranslation and multiplicity of voices
健康
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cancer罹患期間は明確でないが晩年に治療を受けていた（2025年没）Ultimately the cause of death; affected late-career activity
評価・遺産
Pierre Joris was internationally recognized as a translator, poet, and editor—notably for his English translations of Paul Celan—and for his nomadic poetics. He promoted cross-cultural exchange and contributed to the dissemination of North African literature and avant-garde poetry.
豆知識
- Married to performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte.
- Father of filmmaker Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and producer Joseph Mastantuono.
- Known for extensive English translations of Paul Celan.
- Published over eighty books across poetry, essays and translations.
- Received the Batty Weber Award (Luxembourg) in 2020.