Agatha Awards
3回登壇
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第2回（1989年） Winner
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第7回（1994年） Winner
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第8回（1995年） Winner
Sharyn McCrumb
シャリン・マックラム
Sharin Makkuramu
別名:
Sharyn Elaine Arwood
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1948-02-26 （Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- North Carolina → Virginia → Tennessee
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, author
- 活動期間
- 1984年〜2017年
- 所属
- King College (first writer-in-residence), Emory & Henry College
- 影響を受けた人物
- Geoffrey Chaucer
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | English | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| Virginia Tech | — | Department of English | Master's degree in English | — | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English
学位:
Bachelor's degree
国:
United States
Virginia Tech
Department of English
学位:
Master's degree in English
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Edgar Award | Bimbos of the Death Sun | Best Paperback Original | Mystery Writers of America | won |
| 1995 | Agatha Award | If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him | Best Novel | Malice Domestic | won |
| 1994 | Agatha Award | She Walks These Hills | Best Novel | Malice Domestic | won |
| 1995 | Anthony Award | She Walks These Hills | Best Novel | — | won |
| 1995 | Nero Award | She Walks These Hills | Best Novel | — | won |
| 2006 | People's Choice Award for Fiction | St. Dale | — | Library of Virginia | won |
Edgar Award
1988
対象作品:
Bimbos of the Death Sun
部門:
Best Paperback Original
主催:
Mystery Writers of America
結果:
won
Agatha Award
1995
対象作品:
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
Malice Domestic
結果:
won
Agatha Award
1994
対象作品:
She Walks These Hills
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
Malice Domestic
結果:
won
Anthony Award
1995
対象作品:
She Walks These Hills
部門:
Best Novel
結果:
won
Nero Award
1995
対象作品:
She Walks These Hills
部門:
Best Novel
結果:
won
People's Choice Award for Fiction
2006
対象作品:
St. Dale
主催:
Library of Virginia
結果:
won
受賞・候補エディション
Macavity Awards
2回登壇
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第5回（1991年） Winner
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第9回（1995年） Winner
Anthony Awards
2回登壇
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第10回（1995年） Winner
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第10回（1995年） Winner
作品
代表作
If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O
1990年 Ballad novelA ballad novel based on Appalachian history.
Appalachian folklorehistory
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
1992年 Ballad novelFolklore and modern stories intertwine in the Appalachians.
folklorefamilydeath
She Walks These Hills
1994年 Ballad novelStory involving ghosts and history in Appalachia.
Appalachian historyghostsfreedom
The Ballad of Frankie Silver
1998年 Historical fictionBased on a real 19th-century murder ballad.
trialwomen's fateballads
St. Dale
2005年 NASCAR novelParody of Canterbury Tales with NASCAR pilgrims.
modern culturesainthoodracing
全著作
- If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O (1990)
- The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1992)
- She Walks These Hills (1994)
- The Rosewood Casket (1996)
- The Ballad of Frankie Silver (1998)
- The Songcatcher (2001)
- Ghost Riders (2003)
- St. Dale (2005)
- Bimbos of the Death Sun (1988)
- Zombies of the Gene Pool (1992)
作品の翻訳
- Novels translated into eleven languages including French, German, Dutch, Japanese, Arabic, Italian
作風・主題
- 文体
- Blends Appalachian history and folklore with contemporary issuesBallad-style narrativeSatirical elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- Appalachian balladsMountain folk lifeGhosts and legends
評価・遺産
Best known for Appalachian ballad novels celebrating history and folklore, multiple award winner, novels studied in universities worldwide and translated into 11 languages.
豆知識
- Studied medieval literature at Virginia Tech, inspiring the St. Dale series.
- First writer-in-residence at King College.
- Lectured at Oxford University and Smithsonian.