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Sonya Hartnett

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Sonya Hartnett

ペンネーム: Cameron S. Redfern（Pseudonym used for adult fiction）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1968-03-23 （Melbourne, Australia）
国籍
Australian
言語
English

経歴

職業
Writer, Author
活動期間
1984年〜

学歴

RMIT University
学位: Bachelor of Arts
期間: 1985–1988
卒業年: 1988
国: Australia
Received a BA in 1988

受賞歴

Kathleen Mitchell Award
1996
結果: Winner
Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel
2000
対象作品: Thursday's Child
主催: Aurealis Awards
結果: Winner
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2002
対象作品: Thursday's Child
主催: The Guardian
結果: Winner
The Age Book of the Year Award
2003
対象作品: Of a Boy
主催: The Age
結果: Winner
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
2008
対象作品: Career contribution to children's and young adult literature
主催: Swedish Arts Council
結果: Winner
CBCA Children's Book of the Year: Older Readers
2011
対象作品: The Midnight Zoo
主催: Children's Book Council of Australia
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Trouble All the Way

1984年 Adult fiction

Hartnett's first published novel, released when she was very young; an early adult fiction work.

coming of agefamilysuffering

Thursday's Child

2000年 Young adult novel

A widely praised novel exploring family dysfunction and loneliness; one of her internationally acclaimed works.

lonelinesstraumafamily relationships

Of a Boy

2002年 Adult literary fiction

A story told through a child's perspective dealing with loss and fear; critically acclaimed and award-recognized.

lossfearchild's perspective

The Ghost's Child

2007年 Young adult / novella

A lyrical, fable-like work with elements of fantasy; received children's literature awards.

fantasygrowthdeath and rebirth

The Midnight Zoo

2010年 Young adult

An allegorical tale set against war and loss; translated internationally and shortlisted for awards.

warhopefriendship

Golden Boys

2014年 Adult fiction

A story of family and desire set in a 1970s suburban community.

desirememoryfamily

全著作

  • Trouble All the Way - 1984
  • Wilful Blue - 1994
  • Sleeping Dogs - 1995
  • Thursday's Child - 2000
  • Of a Boy - 2002
  • The Midnight Zoo - 2010
  • Golden Boys - 2014

翻案

  • Wilful Blue produced as a play and performed at the Victorian Arts Centre

作風・主題

文体
Dark, poetic realismDelicate, symbolic imagery
頻出モチーフ
lonelinesslosschild's perspectivenature and animals

評価・遺産

Internationally acclaimed for her uncompromising, weighty contributions to children's and young adult literature. Winner of major awards including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and regarded as a leading writer of her generation.

関連学会

  • Children's Book Council of Australia (associated)

引用

  • She has been called "the finest Australian writer of her generation."
    出典: Critical commentary and press reviews (2008年)

豆知識

  • She published adult fiction under the pen name Cameron S. Redfern.
  • Landscape with Animals (2006) caused controversy when Hartnett was revealed as the author.