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Sarah Waters

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Sarah Waters

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1966-07-21 （Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales）
国籍
Welsh
言語
English
居住地歴
Neyland, Pembrokeshire → Middlesbrough, England → Kennington, London

経歴

職業
Novelist, Academic
活動期間
1998年〜
所属団体
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
影響を受けた人物
Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Mary Shelley, The Brontës, A. S. Byatt, John Fowles, Angela Carter

学歴

University of Kent
English Literature
学位: BA
国: United Kingdom
Lancaster University
English Literature
学位: MA
国: United Kingdom
Holds an honorary degree from Lancaster University
Queen Mary, University of London
English Literature / Literary Studies
学位: PhD
国: United Kingdom
PhD thesis 'Wolfskins and togas: lesbian and gay historical fictions, 1870 to the present' inspired later fiction

受賞歴

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2019
主催: The London Gazette / UK Honours System
結果: 受章
Betty Trask Award
1999
対象作品: Tipping the Velvet
主催: Society of Authors
結果: 受賞
Stonewall Book Award
2001
対象作品: Affinity
主催: American Library Association (Rainbow Round Table)
結果: 受賞
Somerset Maugham Award
2000
対象作品: Affinity
主催: Society of Authors
結果: 受賞
British Book Awards (Author of the Year)
2003
主催: British Book Awards
結果: 受賞
Man Booker Prize (shortlist)
2002
対象作品: Fingersmith
主催: Man Booker Prize
結果: ノミネート（最終候補）
Man Booker Prize (shortlist)
2006
対象作品: The Night Watch
主催: Man Booker Prize
結果: ノミネート（最終候補）
Man Booker Prize (shortlist)
2009
対象作品: The Little Stranger
主催: Man Booker Prize
結果: ノミネート（最終候補）
Lambda Literary Award
2000
対象作品: Tipping the Velvet
主催: Lambda Literary Foundation
結果: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award
2007
対象作品: The Night Watch
主催: Lambda Literary Foundation
結果: 受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2009
主催: Royal Society of Literature
結果: 選出

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tipping the Velvet

1998年 Historical fiction (Victorian)

Set in the Victorian era, follows a young woman's coming-of-age and lesbian relationships; a vivid, energetic novel exploring sexuality and identity.

Lesbian relationshipsComing-of-ageVictorian cultureIdentity
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television] Tipping the Velvet (TV series) (2002)
翻訳
  • Translated into many languages (including Chinese, Korean, Slovenian, etc.)

Affinity

1999年 Historical fiction / Gothic

Set in the Victorian period, centres on spiritualism and an imprisoned medium; a darker novel exploring class, desire and the supernatural.

SpiritualismClassDesireGothic elements
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film / TV film] Affinity (film) (2008)

Fingersmith

2002年 Historical crime / Thriller

A complex Victorian tale of deception, theft and love, featuring plot twists and double-crosses.

BetrayalFraudClass disparityLove and resentment
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television] Fingersmith (TV serial) (2005)
  • [Film] The Handmaiden / Park Chan-wook (2016)

The Night Watch

2006年 Historical fiction (1940s / WWII and aftermath)

Set in 1940s London, follows interconnected lives of several characters in a non-linear structure; themes of disappointment, loss and betrayal.

Postwar societyLossRelationshipsBetrayal
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television] The Night Watch (TV adaptation) (2011)

The Little Stranger

2009年 Gothic / Supernatural

A gothic ghost story set in postwar Britain about a declining gentry family and strange occurrences seen through the eyes of a doctor.

Decline of classGothicUnexplained phenomenaSocial change
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Little Stranger (film) / Lenny Abrahamson (2018)

The Paying Guests

2014年 Historical fiction / Mystery

Set in 1920s London after WWI, follows a family who take in lodgers and the ensuing complex relationships and a subsequent murder investigation.

Postwar societyFemale desireClass and economyCrime

全著作

  • Tipping the Velvet (1998)
  • Affinity (1999)
  • Fingersmith (2002)
  • The Night Watch (2006)
  • The Little Stranger (2009)
  • The Paying Guests (2014)

翻案

  • Tipping the Velvet (TV series, 2002)
  • Fingersmith (TV serial, 2005)
  • Affinity (TV/film, 2008)
  • The Night Watch (TV adaptation, 2011)
  • The Handmaiden (film, 2016; based on Fingersmith)
  • The Little Stranger (film, 2018)

作風・主題

文体
Combines detailed Victorian-period description with postmodern narrative techniquesResearch-intensive historical depictionRealist psychological focus on emotional nuance
頻出モチーフ
Lesbian/queer identitiesClass disparitySecrets and betrayalGothic / supernatural elements

評価・遺産

Sarah Waters is acclaimed for meticulously researched historical novels (Victorian and interwar periods) and is an influential figure in LGBT literature internationally. Her works' awards and screen adaptations have given her wide readership and cultural impact.

関連学会

  • Royal Society of Literature

大衆文化への影響

  • Park Chan-wook's film The Handmaiden (2016), based on Fingersmith, brought international attention and exemplified Waters' influence on popular culture.

引用

  • I'm writing with a clear lesbian agenda in the novels. It's right there at the heart of the books.
    出典: Interviews (various) (2006年)

豆知識

  • David Bowie listed Fingersmith among his 'top 100 books'.
  • Has been in a relationship with Lucy Vaughan since 2002.
  • Her PhD research provided inspiration and material for her early novels.