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第16回（2018年） Winner
Renée
ルネー
Runē
別名:
Renée Taylor / Renée Gertrude Taylor
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1929-07-19 （Napier, New Zealand）
- 死没
- 2023-12-11 （Wellington, New Zealand） 94歳
- 国籍
- New Zealand
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Napier, New Zealand → Hawke's Bay area, New Zealand → Ōtaki, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
経歴
- 職業
- Playwright, Novelist, Short story writer
- 活動期間
- 1959年〜2023年
- 所属
- Napier Repertory Theatre, Playmarket, Downstage Theatre
- 影響を受けた人物
- Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Jacquie Sturm, Rowley Habib
- 影響を与えた人物
- Lorae Parry
- ノミネート
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel nomination (The Wild Card, 2019), Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel nomination (Blood Matters, 2022)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | — | English and History | BA | 1969-1979 | New Zealand |
University of Auckland
English and History
学位:
BA
期間:
1969-1979
卒業年:
1979
国:
New Zealand
Began extramural studies at Massey University, completed at University of Auckland
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction | — | Fiction | New Zealand Government | Winner |
| 2006 | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) | — | — | New Zealand Government | Recipient |
| 1986 | Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Literary Fund Playwrights Award | — | — | Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council | Winner |
| 2017 | Playmarket Award | — | — | Playmarket | Winner |
| 2013 | Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka | — | — | Creative New Zealand Te Waka Toi | Winner |
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction
2018
部門:
Fiction
主催:
New Zealand Government
結果:
Winner
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
2006
主催:
New Zealand Government
結果:
Recipient
Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Literary Fund Playwrights Award
1986
主催:
Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council
結果:
Winner
Playmarket Award
2017
主催:
Playmarket
結果:
Winner
Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka
2013
主催:
Creative New Zealand Te Waka Toi
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Wednesday to Come
1984年 PlayDepicts the impact of the 1930s Great Depression on a family, focusing on women dealing with a male family member's suicide.
working-class womenfamilyGreat Depression
Pass It On
1986年 PlaySequel to Wednesday to Come, celebrating working-class women's role in the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute.
waterfront disputewomen's solidarityfamily
Jeannie Once
1991年 PlayPrequel to Wednesday to Come, about Granna's life as a seamstress in 1890s Dunedin.
New Zealand historywomen's rolesMāori
全著作
- Setting the Table
- Secrets
- Breaking Out
- What Did You Do in the War, Mummy?
- Dancing
- The MCP Show
- Asking for It
- Wednesday to Come
- Groundwork
- Pass It On
- Born to Clean
- Touch of the Sun
- Missionary Position
- Jeannie Once
- Te Pouaka Karaehe (The Glass Box)
- Tiggy Tiggy Touch Wood
- Pink Sports and Mountain Tops
- Form
- Heroines, Hussies and High, High Flyers
- Dreaming in Ponsonby
- Shall We Gather at the River
- Finding Ruth
- Willy Nilly
- Daisy and Lily
- Does This Make Sense to You?
- The Snowball Waltz
- I Have to Go Home
- The Skeleton Woman: A Romance
- Kissing Shadows
- The Wild Card
- Blood Matters
- Let's Write Plays
- These Two Hands
作風・主題
- 文体
- Strong, intelligent, funny female charactersWorking-class idealsHumour with political themes
- 頻出モチーフ
- Intergenerational family dramaFemale empowermentNew Zealand social history
評価・遺産
Pioneering New Zealand feminist playwright who began writing in her 50s, featuring strong working-class women, active into her 90s. Received numerous awards and opened theatre doors for women.
引用
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lesbian feminist with socialist working-class ideals.
出典: Self-description -
Reading was my salvation.
出典: E-Tangata interview (2021年)
豆知識
- Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu), Irish, English, Scottish ancestry
- Left school at 12 to work in woollen mills and printing factory
- Has three sons
- Delivered Read NZ Pānui lecture at age 92