American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第23回（2002年） Winner
Tananarive Due
タナナリーヴ・デュー
Tananarive Due
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1966-01-05 （Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Tallahassee, Florida (birth) → Los Angeles, California, U.S. (residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Educator, Film historian
- 活動期間
- 1995年〜
- 所属
- Antioch University Los Angeles (affiliate faculty, MFA), Spelman College (endowed Cosby Chair in the Humanities), UCLA (developed and taught course "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival and the Black Horror Aesthetic")
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University | — | Journalism | BS | — | United States |
| University of Leeds | — | English literature (emphasis on Nigerian literature) | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Journalism
学位:
BS
国:
United States
Lived in the Communications Residential College
University of Leeds
English literature (emphasis on Nigerian literature)
学位:
MA
国:
United Kingdom
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | American Book Award | The Living Blood | — | Before Columbus Foundation | Won |
| 2023 | Bram Stoker Award | The Reformatory | Best Novel | Horror Writers Association | Won |
| 2023 | Shirley Jackson Award | The Reformatory | Novel | Shirley Jackson Awards | Won |
| 2024 | World Fantasy Award | The Reformatory | Novel | World Fantasy Awards | Won |
| 2009 | Carl Brandon Award (Kindred Award) | Ghost Summer | Kindred Award | Carl Brandon Society | Won |
| 2016 | British Fantasy Award | Ghost Summer: Stories | Collection | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 2020 | Ignyte Award | Black Horror Rising (essay) | Creative Nonfiction | Ignyte Awards | Won |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Ray Bradbury Prize) | The Reformatory | Ray Bradbury Prize | Los Angeles Times | Won |
| 2024 | Chautauqua Prize | The Reformatory | — | Chautauqua Institution | Won |
American Book Award
2002
対象作品:
The Living Blood
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
Won
Bram Stoker Award
2023
対象作品:
The Reformatory
部門:
Best Novel
主催:
Horror Writers Association
結果:
Won
Shirley Jackson Award
2023
対象作品:
The Reformatory
部門:
Novel
主催:
Shirley Jackson Awards
結果:
Won
World Fantasy Award
2024
対象作品:
The Reformatory
部門:
Novel
主催:
World Fantasy Awards
結果:
Won
Carl Brandon Award (Kindred Award)
2009
対象作品:
Ghost Summer
部門:
Kindred Award
主催:
Carl Brandon Society
結果:
Won
British Fantasy Award
2016
対象作品:
Ghost Summer: Stories
部門:
Collection
主催:
British Fantasy Society
結果:
Won
Ignyte Award
2020
対象作品:
Black Horror Rising (essay)
部門:
Creative Nonfiction
主催:
Ignyte Awards
結果:
Won
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Ray Bradbury Prize)
2024
対象作品:
The Reformatory
部門:
Ray Bradbury Prize
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
Won
Chautauqua Prize
2024
対象作品:
The Reformatory
主催:
Chautauqua Institution
結果:
Won
受賞・候補エディション
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第44回（2023年） Winner
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第17回（2023年） Winner
World Fantasy Award
2回登壇
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第49回（2023年） Winner受賞作: Incident at Bear Creek Lodge
A horror story collected in Other Terrors, recognized for its unsettling atmosphere in a confined setting.
A short story whose tension grows inside an isolated space.
short fictionhorrorhauntingclosed setting -
第50回（2024年） Winner受賞作: The Reformatory
Set in 1950s Florida, the novel follows a boy sent to a reform school where ghosts, racism, and institutional violence converge.
A haunted coming-of-age novel that confronts the violence of Jim Crow Florida.
576ページhorrorhistorical fictionracismcoming of ageghosts
作品
代表作
My Soul to Keep
1997年 Supernatural fiction / HorrorA supernatural novel about immortality and its costs set within African American communities, exploring family, belonging, and identity.
ImmortalityFamilyIdentity
The Living Blood
2001年 Horror / SupernaturalSequel to My Soul to Keep, dealing with family, history, and the supernatural legacy that affects descendants.
Intergenerational impactHistorical legacySupernatural
The Good House
2003年 Horror / GothicSet in a hometown where curses and past sins attached to a house and land resurface; a story where family history and the supernatural intersect.
Place and memoryFamily guiltCurse
The Reformatory
2023年 Horror / Historical fictionA novel inspired by real deaths at a Florida reform school, exploring past violence, justice, and the recovery of memory.
Institutional violenceMemory and truthJustice
全著作
- The Between (1995)
- The Black Rose (2000)
- My Soul to Keep (1997)
- The Living Blood (2001)
- The Good House (2003)
- Joplin's Ghost (2005)
- Ghost Summer: Stories (2015)
- The Reformatory (2023)
- The Wishing Pool and Other Stories (2023)
- Casanegra (with Blair Underwood and Steven Barnes, 2007)
- In the Night of the Heat (with Blair Underwood and Steven Barnes)
- My Soul to Take (2011)
- The Keeper (graphic novel, 2022, with Steven Barnes)
- Black Panther: Sins of the King (2024, contributor)
- Freedom in the Family (with Patricia Stephens Due, 2003)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Gothic-tinged horrorLyrical prose with supernatural elementsBlending of historical and personal narratives
- 頻出モチーフ
- Family and ancestral debtMemory of race and discriminationPast violence and justiceImmortality and supernatural cost
評価・遺産
Tananarive Due is a leading figure in Black horror scholarship and, as a writer and educator, integrates African American history and culture into horror and speculative fiction. Her work has won multiple major awards and her academic teaching (such as the UCLA course) has received recognition.
大衆文化への影響
- Influence on criticism and teaching of Black horror (e.g., UCLA course "The Sunken Place")
- Featured in the documentary "Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror"
豆知識
- Her first name was inspired by Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar (French form).
- Her parents were civil rights activists; her mother is Patricia Stephens Due.
- She developed and taught the UCLA course "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival and the Black Horror Aesthetic."
- Married to writer Steven Barnes and resides in the Los Angeles area.