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第63回（2020年） Winner
Mani Sankar Mukherjee
マニ・シャンカール・ムケルジー
Mani Sankar Mukherjee
ペンネーム:
Sankar（Used as professional/pen name）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1933-12-07 （Hindmotor, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India）
- 国籍
- India
- 言語
- Bengali, English
- 居住地歴
- Hindmotor, Hooghly district → Howrah / Kolkata area, West Bengal
経歴
- 職業
- writer, novelist, essayist, researcher, Sheriff of Kolkata (honorary)
- 活動期間
- 1950年〜
- 所属
- Sheriff of Kolkata (honorary)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Noel Frederick Barwell
- 影響を与えた人物
- Satyajit Ray (film director who adapted works), Other film directors (e.g., Basu Chatterjee)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surendranath College (formerly Ripon College, Calcutta) | — | — | — | — | India |
Surendranath College (formerly Ripon College, Calcutta)
国:
India
Worked as typewriter cleaner, private tutor and hawker while studying.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bankim Puraskar | Gharer Moddhe Ghar | — | Bankim Puraskar awarding body | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Eka Eka Ekashi | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2022 | ABP Ananda Sera Bangali (Sera'r Sera) | — | — | ABP Ananda | 受賞 |
Bankim Puraskar
1993
対象作品:
Gharer Moddhe Ghar
主催:
Bankim Puraskar awarding body
結果:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2021
対象作品:
Eka Eka Ekashi
主催:
Sahitya Akademi
結果:
受賞
ABP Ananda Sera Bangali (Sera'r Sera)
2022
主催:
ABP Ananda
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Chowringhee
1962年 Novel (urban fiction)A novel set in an opulent Kolkata hotel that explores the lives, professions and class interactions of its inhabitants.
urban lifeclass and occupationsdesire and disillusionment
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Chowringhee (film) (1968)
翻訳
- Chowringhee — English translation by Arunava Sinha
Kato Ajanare (The Many Unknowns)
NovelThe author's debut novel, inspired by his association with the barrister Noel Barwell.
human relationshipsmemory and reminiscence
映像化・舞台化
- [Film (initiated/fragmentary production)] Kato Ajanare (film project) (1959)
翻訳
- Kato Ajanare — English translation: The Great Unknown (partial translations exist)
Jana Aranya (The Middleman)
Novel / Short storiesDepicts the struggles of youth with employment and ethics in modern society; adapted into a film by Satyajit Ray.
employmentethicsurban realities
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Jana Aranya (film) / Satyajit Ray (1976)
翻訳
- Jana Aranya — English translation: The Middleman (translated by Arunava Sinha)
Gharer Madhye Ghar
NovelA novel focused on family and interpersonal relations. Recipient of the Bankim Puraskar.
familyinterpersonal relationships
Eka Eka Ekashi
Autobiographical memoirAn autobiographical memoir recounting decades of the author's life and literary career. Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award.
memoirliterary historypersonal history
全著作
- Jekhane Jemon (travelogue)
- Kato Ajanare (The Great Unknown)
- Nivedita Research Laboratory
- Abasarika
- Chowringhee
- Swarga Martya Patal (collection)
- Gharer Madhye Ghar
- Banglar Meye
- Simanta Sambad
- Mansamman (Man Samman)
- Eka eka ekashi
翻案
- Chowringhee (1968 film)
- Jana Aranya (dir. Satyajit Ray, 1976)
- Seemabaddha (dir. Satyajit Ray)
- Sheesha / Man Samman (dir. Basu Chatterjee, 1986)
作品の翻訳
- Chowringhee — translated into English by Arunava Sinha
- Jana Aranya — translated into English (The Middleman)
- Kato Ajanare — translated into English (The Great Unknown)
- Gharer Madhye Ghar — some translations (e.g., Thackeray Mansion)
作風・主題
- 文体
- realistic and detailed descriptionsocial realism set in urban and workplace environments
- 頻出モチーフ
- hotels and professional milieus of the cityclass differences and ethical dilemmasmemory and reminiscence
評価・遺産
Sankar is an important popular writer in Bengali literature; his depictions of urban life and professional milieus have been frequently adapted for film and have had significant popular-cultural impact. He has received major recognitions including the Sahitya Akademi Award late in his career.
大衆文化への影響
- Multiple film adaptations (including by Satyajit Ray)
- Chowringhee has achieved cult status
引用
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First, I wanted to build a statue. It was not possible. I then wanted to name a road. Even that was not feasible. And then I decided to write a book about him.
出典: Interview (on impetus for first novel)
豆知識
- Full name Mani Sankar Mukherjee.
- Served as Sheriff of Kolkata (honorary position).
- Major works such as Chowringhee and Kato Ajanare have been adapted to films.
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021.