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Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1975-09-30 （Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Atheism
居住地歴
Baltimore (childhood) → Harlem, New York → Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn (brownstone purchased 2016)

経歴

職業
Author, Journalist, Activist, Comic book writer
活動期間
1999年〜
所属
The Atlantic (former senior editor, national correspondent), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MLK Visiting Scholar 2012–2014), CUNY Graduate School of Journalism (journalist-in-residence), New York University (Distinguished Writer in Residence), Howard University (Writer-in-Residence, Sterling Brown chair)
所属団体
Phi Beta Kappa
影響を受けた人物
W. Paul Coates (father), Richard Wright

学歴

Howard University
期間: 1990年代（途中で退学）
国: United States
Attended for five years but did not complete a degree; left to pursue journalism
Middlebury College (intensive French program)
期間: 2014（短期集中）
卒業年: 2014
国: United States
Short intensive program to prepare for a writing fellowship in Paris

受賞歴

Hillman Prize (Opinion & Analysis Journalism)
2012
部門: Opinion & Analysis Journalism
主催: Sidney Hillman Foundation
結果: winner
National Magazine Award (Essays & Criticism)
2013
対象作品: Fear of a Black President
部門: Essays & Criticism
主催: American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME)
結果: winner
George Polk Award (Commentary)
2014
対象作品: The Case for Reparations
部門: Commentary
主催: George Polk Awards
結果: winner
National Book Award for Nonfiction
2015
対象作品: Between the World and Me
部門: Nonfiction
主催: National Book Foundation
結果: winner
MacArthur Fellowship
2015
主催: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
結果: fellow
Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
2015
対象作品: Between the World and Me
部門: Nonfiction
主催: Kirkus Reviews
結果: winner
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Prize for Writing to Advance Social Justice
2015
対象作品: The Case for Reparations
主催: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
結果: winner
Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Nonfiction)
2018
対象作品: We Were Eight Years in Power
部門: Nonfiction
主催: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
結果: winner
Eisner Award (Best Limited Series)
2018
対象作品: Black Panther: World of Wakanda (co-writer)
部門: Comics
主催: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
結果: winner
GLAAD Media Award (Outstanding Comic Book)
2018
対象作品: Black Panther: World of Wakanda
部門: Comics
主催: GLAAD
結果: winner
British Fantasy Society Sydney J. Bounds Award
2020
対象作品: The Water Dancer
部門: Fantasy / Fiction
主催: British Fantasy Society
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Beautiful Struggle

2008年 Memoir

A memoir about growing up in West Baltimore, the influence of his father and family, and the social environment that shaped him.

fatherhoodcoming-of-ageurban life
翻訳
  • The Beautiful Struggle (translated)

Between the World and Me

2015年 Essay / Epistolary nonfiction

Written as a letter to his son, the book examines race, violence, the body, and the African-American experience in the United States.

raceviolencethe bodymemory
翻訳
  • Between the World and Me

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

2017年 Essay collection / Nonfiction

A collection of previously published and new essays reflecting on the Obama era, politics, and race in America.

politicsracehistory
翻訳
  • We Were Eight Years in Power (translated)

The Water Dancer

2019年 Novel / Magical realism

A novel set in the era of slavery that centers on memory and a supernatural ability called 'conduction' used by the protagonist Hiram Walker to travel and seek freedom.

slaverymemoryfreedom
映像化・舞台化
  • [Book club selection (Oprah's Book Club)] The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club selection)
翻訳
  • The Water Dancer

The Message

2024年 Nonfiction / Travel and political commentary

Reflects on visits to Dakar, Chapin (South Carolina), and the West Bank and East Jerusalem, discussing occupation, race, and moral questions.

occupationraceinternational affairs
翻訳
  • The Message

全著作

  • Asphalt Sketches (1990)
  • The Beautiful Struggle (2008)
  • Between the World and Me (2015)
  • We Were Eight Years in Power (2017)
  • The Water Dancer (2019)
  • The Message (2024)

翻案

  • Wrong Answer (film adaptation of Rachel Aviv's article; Coates attached to adapt)
  • New Superman feature (script by Coates; in development with DC / Warner Bros.)
  • America in the King Years (TV project for HBO, producing involvement)

作風・主題

文体
lyric, essayistic prosesharp social and political critiqueuse of epistolary/personal-address forms
頻出モチーフ
race and corporealitymemory and historyfather-son relationshipurban life and community

評価・遺産

One of the most influential voices on race in contemporary America. Active across journalism, nonfiction, fiction, and comics, Coates has significantly shaped public debate.

関連学会

  • Phi Beta Kappa (associated)

大衆文化への影響

  • Influence on pop culture through writing for Marvel's Black Panther and Captain America
  • Impact on academic and public discourse via Between the World and Me and The Case for Reparations

豆知識

  • His father, W. Paul Coates, founded Black Classic Press, and Coates grew up surrounded by publishing and books.
  • Between the World and Me, written as a letter to his son, won the 2015 National Book Award.
  • Wrote for Marvel Comics' Black Panther series and received recognition within the comics industry.