世界・海外・国外の文学賞

← ホームに戻る

Walid Daqqa

ワリード・ダッカ

Walid Nimer As'aad Daqqa

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1961-07-18 （Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Israel）
死没
2024-04-07 （Shamir Medical Center, Be'er Ya'akov, Israel） 62歳
国籍
Palestinian citizen of Israel
言語
Arabic
居住地歴
Baqa al-Gharbiyye (birthplace) → Tel Aviv area (worked/lived) → Eilat (worked briefly) → Various prisons in Israel (incarceration)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Political science student/researcher, Former house painter, Political activist, Long-term political prisoner
活動期間
1983年〜2024年
所属
Balad (political party)
所属団体
Balad Central Committee (former)

学歴

—
Political Science
学位: 学士（政治学）
期間: 在監学習（詳細不明）
卒業年: 2010
Earned while incarcerated
—
Political Science
学位: 修士（政治学）
期間: 在監学習（詳細不明）
卒業年: 2016
Earned while incarcerated. Reported to be working on a doctorate but not completed

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Tale of the Secrets of Oil

2018年 Children's fiction (allegorical)

A children's novel about a 12-year-old boy named Jude conceived with his imprisoned father's sperm. After his prison visit is canceled, he meets talking animals and a 1,500-year-old olive tree named Um Rumi. The tree gives him a secret oil that makes him invisible, allowing him to visit his father. The story allegorically addresses children of prisoners, life under occupation and the longing for freedom.

Children of prisonersOlive tree and homelandLoss of childhoodLonging for freedom

Fusion of Consciousness

Political/philosophical essays

A collection of political and philosophical essays reflecting on imprisonment, politics and personal experience.

Political thoughtPrison experienceHuman consciousness

A Parallel Time

Drama / psychological

A long-form work addressing the psychological state of prisoners. Material from a long letter was adapted into a play staged at Al-Midan Theater.

Prisoners' psychologyMemory and timeResistance and humanity
映像化・舞台化
  • [Play] Stage adaptation of A Parallel Time

全著作

  • The Tale of the Secrets of Oil (2018)
  • Fusion of Consciousness
  • A Parallel Time

翻案

  • Play based on A Parallel Time (Al-Midan Theater, Haifa)

作風・主題

文体
Prison literatureAllegorical children's storytellingPolitical and philosophical essays
頻出モチーフ
Prison vs. freedomOlive tree and oilChildren and lost childhoodMemory and time

健康

  • Myelofibrosis (bone marrow cancer)
    2021–2024
    Sharp weight loss and fragility. Reports indicated inadequate medical care; human rights organizations alleged medical negligence and torture-like treatment.

評価・遺産

Walid Daqqa was a prominent long-term Palestinian prisoner and writer who gained attention for writing and earning academic degrees while incarcerated. His works portrayed occupation and resistance from the perspective of prisoners and children. After his death he became the focus of controversy over medical treatment, human rights critiques, and political disputes over the release of his body.

記念館・博物館

  • Mahmoud Darwish Museum (book launch venue) Ramallah (West Bank)

大衆文化への影響

  • Tribute at University of Edinburgh encampment (2024)

引用

  • "Until I am freed from prison, with the hope of freeing the prison from me."
    出典: Prelude to The Tale of the Secrets of Oil (author's preface) (2018年)
  • "Even on his deathbed, Israeli authorities continued to display chilling levels of cruelty against Walid Daqqah and his family, not only denying him adequate medical treatment and suitable food, but also preventing him from saying a final goodbye to his wife and daughter."
    出典: Amnesty International statement (Erika Guevara Rosas) (2024年)

豆知識

  • Arrested in 1986 and spent about 38 years in prison.
  • Received additional sentence in 2018 for smuggling mobile phones.
  • Published the children's novel The Tale of the Secrets of Oil in 2018.
  • Married in prison in 1999; had a daughter in 2020 conceived using sperm smuggled out of prison.
  • After his death his body was retained by Israeli authorities, prompting international debate.