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第28回（1998年） Winner
Will Self
ウィル・セルフ
Will Self
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1961-09-26 （London (Charing Cross Hospital)）
- 国籍
- United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Jewish heritage (complex/referred to culturally)
- 居住地歴
- North London (East Finchley / Hampstead area) → Brixton → Stockwell, London → Ithaca, New York (one-year stay)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, journalist, columnist, broadcaster/commentator, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1991年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- J. G. Ballard, Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Jonathan Swift, Franz Kafka, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Hunter S. Thompson, Martin Amis, Alasdair Gray
- ノミネート
- Booker Prize longlist (Dorian, an Imitation) 2002, Booker Prize shortlist (Umbrella) 2012
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Christ's College, Finchley | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Exeter College, Oxford | — | Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) | BA (third class) | 1980s | United Kingdom |
University College School
国:
United Kingdom
Secondary education (independent school)
Christ's College, Finchley
国:
United Kingdom
Further secondary education prior to university
Exeter College, Oxford
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
学位:
BA (third class)
期間:
1980s
卒業年:
1984
国:
United Kingdom
Read PPE at Oxford; graduated with a third-class degree
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | The Quantity Theory of Insanity | — | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Trust | winner |
| 1998 | Aga Khan Prize for Fiction | Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys | — | The Paris Review | winner |
| 2008 | Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize | The Butt | Comic Fiction | Everyman/Wodehouse Prize organisers | winner |
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1991
対象作品:
The Quantity Theory of Insanity
主催:
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Trust
結果:
winner
Aga Khan Prize for Fiction
1998
対象作品:
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys
主催:
The Paris Review
結果:
winner
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
2008
対象作品:
The Butt
部門:
Comic Fiction
主催:
Everyman/Wodehouse Prize organisers
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
Tähtivaeltaja Award
1回登壇
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第15回（2000年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Quantity Theory of Insanity
1991年 Short story collectionEarly short-story collection exploring sanity, madness and urban life.
madnesscity/urban lifepsychiatry
Dorian, an Imitation
2002年 Novel (imitation/reworking of classic material)A modern reworking inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, dealing with morality and decay.
selfmoral decayart and ethics
The Book of Dave
2006年 Novel (dystopian / satirical)Mixes diary fragments and a future society to satirise religion and social formation.
religious satirelanguage changesocial construction
Umbrella
2012年 Novel (experimental / modernist)A complex novel depicting a protagonist's psychiatric history and layered London settings; Booker Prize shortlisted.
mental illnessmemorythe city
全著作
- Cock and Bull (1992)
- My Idea of Fun (1993)
- The Quantity Theory of Insanity (1991)
- Dorian, an Imitation (2002)
- The Book of Dave (2006)
- Umbrella (2012)
- The Butt (2008)
- Shark (2014)
- Phone (2017)
- Elaine (2024)
- Numerous other short stories, essays and non-fiction
翻案
- The Minor Character — short film adaptation of a short story; starred David Tennant
作風・主題
- 文体
- satiricalgrotesquefantasticalexperimental/modernist style
- 頻出モチーフ
- mental illnessdrug abusepsychoanalysis/psychiatrythe urban space of London
健康
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Polycythaemia vera, progressed to myelofibrosis2011 - 現在（経過観察／治療あり）Long-term blood disorder that has been reported to affect life and work; under monitoring/treatment
評価・遺産
Known for satirical, experimental prose and London-set fiction. Influential in contemporary British letters; British Library acquired his archive in 2016.
資料所蔵先
- British Library (The Papers of Will Self)
大衆文化への影響
- Frequent TV panel appearances (Have I Got News for You, Shooting Stars, etc.)
- Short story 'The Minor Character' adapted as a short film starring David Tennant
引用
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I don't write fiction for people to identify with and I don't write a picture of the world they can recognise. I write to astonish people.
出典: Interview / literary commentary (attributed to Will Self in interviews and essays) (2007年)
豆知識
- Approximately 196 cm tall (6'5")
- Collector of vintage typewriters
- Has undertaken psychogeographic long walks, including a 2006 walk from London to Manhattan (via airports)
- Reportedly became vegetarian in 2019