Vishnupuram Award
1回登壇
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第2回（2011年） Winner
Poomani
プーマニ
Poomani
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1947-01-01 （Andipatti (near Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India)）
- 国籍
- Indian
- 言語
- Tamil
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Short story writer, Film director
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Ki. Rajanarayanan, P. Kesavadev
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize | Karuvelam Pookkal | — | Government of Tamil Nadu | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Vishnupuram Award | — | — | Vishnupuram Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Gitanjali Literary Prize | Agnaadi | — | Gitanjali Literary Prize (organizers) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Agnaadi | タミル語部門 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
1996
対象作品:
Karuvelam Pookkal
主催:
Government of Tamil Nadu
結果:
受賞
Vishnupuram Award
2011
主催:
Vishnupuram Foundation
結果:
受賞
Gitanjali Literary Prize
2012
対象作品:
Agnaadi
主催:
Gitanjali Literary Prize (organizers)
結果:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2014
対象作品:
Agnaadi
部門:
タミル語部門
主催:
Sahitya Akademi
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Agnaadi
2012年 Historical novel / FictionA historical novel spanning over 170 years from the early 19th century, focusing on several families across villages and depicting caste, occupation and rural life in depth.
landcastevillage lifefamily fortuneshistorical change
Piragu (And Then)
FictionOne of his debut novels, considered a pioneering subaltern work in Tamil literature, rooted in rural voices and lives.
marginalizationrural lifeclass and labor
翻訳
- And Then (English translation by T. Marx)
Vekkai (Heat)
FictionA work depicting tensions in village and regional communities and individual conflicts.
social tensionindividual vs community
翻訳
- Heat (English translation by N. Kalyan Raman, 2019)
Varappugal
FictionKnown as one of his works with short/medium-length narrative elements.
communitylife choices
Vaaikkal
FictionA work dealing with relations between regional society and individuals.
regional societytradition and change
Neivethiyam
FictionA work that can be classified among short or medium-length fiction.
daily lifelabor
Kommai
FictionShort/medium-length work emphasizing local background.
land and memorycommunity
全著作
- Agnaadi
- Piragu
- Vekkai
- Varappugal
- Vaaikkal
- Neivethiyam
- Kommai
- Short story collection: Vayirugal
- Short story collection: Reethi
- Short story collection: Norungalkal
- Film: Karuvelam Pookkal
翻案
- Film: Karuvelam Pookkal (dir. Poomani, 1996)
作品の翻訳
- Vekkai → Heat (English translation by N. Kalyan Raman, 2019)
- Piragu → And Then (English translation by T. Marx, 2019)
- Short story 'Thakanam' → 'Cremation' (English translation by T. Marx; published in Indian Literature, 2010)
作風・主題
- 文体
- earthy, colloquial narrative voiceuse of local community voiceslayered structure portraying intersections of history and individual lives
- 頻出モチーフ
- scent of the landcaste and occupationcontinuity and rupture of familiesvillage memory
評価・遺産
Poomani is an important writer in Tamil literature who portrays regional and marginalized voices. Works such as the historical novel Agnaadi have established him as a major contemporary figure; his works have reached wider audiences through film adaptations and English translations.
大衆文化への影響
- Recognized in film circles for directing the film Karuvelam Pookkal
引用
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(About Ki. Rajanarayanan) "He combined the scent of the soil with the natural flow of life's energies to enable the writing to develop its own traits, instead of borrowing from other models."
出典: The Caravan (interview/feature, 2012) (2012年)
豆知識
- Received a 28-month research grant from the Indian Foundation for the Arts in Bengaluru to study the history related to Agnaadi.
- Directed Karuvelam Pookkal (1996), which won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize.
- Short story 'Thakanam' was translated into English and published in Sahitya Akademi's journal Indian Literature.