Gratiaen Prize
1回登壇
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第23回（2010年） Winner
Sakuntala Sachithanandan
サクンタラ・サチタナンダン
Sakuntala Sachithanandan
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 国籍
- Sri Lankan
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Wattala, Sri Lanka (current) → Hatton, Sri Lanka (briefly)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, author, lawyer
- 活動期間
- 1972年〜2022年
- 所属
- Janatha Estates Development Board
- 影響を受けた人物
- John Steinbeck, Anton Chekhov
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gratiaen Prize | On the Streets and Other Revelations | — | Gratiaen Prize | winner |
Gratiaen Prize
2010
対象作品:
On the Streets and Other Revelations
主催:
Gratiaen Prize
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
On the Streets and Other Revelations
2010年 Poetry collectionA collection of 28 poems engaging with pressing social issues including the plight of street children, emphasizing fair-play and justice.
povertysocial inequalitiesstreet childrenfair-playjustice
Sedahamy, Selvakumari and Others
2015年 Poetry collectionA collection of sixty-three poems recounting personal experiences witnessed between 2004 and 2014, shedding light on poverty among suppressed women.
women's povertysocial suppression
Tales from the Treehouse
Children's literaturePopular children's stories among children in Sri Lanka.
children
The Adventures of Sokadi: The Line Room Mouse
Children's literatureChildren's story series about a mouse in a line room, receiving rave reviews from critics.
childrenanimals
Way to Go, Rover
2022年 StoryStory of a stray dog that survived against all odds in society.
animalsstruggle
Thalaivar at a Labour Conference
1978年 Poem collectionPoem collection based on real-life experiences of social disparities in estates.
labourerssocial stratification
作風・主題
- 文体
- Direct engagement with social issues in poetryIncorporation of perspectives from children and animals
- 頻出モチーフ
- povertysocial inequalitiesanimalschildrenexploitation of labourers
評価・遺産
Renowned Sri Lankan poet who won the Gratiaen Prize in 2010. Known for literary works focusing on poverty, social inequalities, animals, children, and labour exploitation.
豆知識
- An animal lover who convinced her husband to share their home with six dogs and sixteen cats.
- Engages in gardening at her house in Wattala.
- Married to professional lawyer Thirukeswaram Sachithanandan.
- An ardent fan of prominent writers such as John Steinbeck and Anton Chekhov.