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第0回（2001年 第2回開催） Winner
Yann Martel
ヤン・マーテル
Yann Martel
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1963-06-25 （Salamanca, Spain）
- 国籍
- Canadian
- 言語
- French, English
- 居住地歴
- Salamanca, Spain → Coimbra, Portugal → Madrid, Spain → Fairbanks, Alaska, USA → Victoria, British Columbia, Canada → San José, Costa Rica → Paris, France → Ottawa, Ontario, Canada → Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, short story writer, author
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
- 所属団体
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 影響を受けた人物
- Dante Alighieri, Franz Kafka, Joseph Conrad, Nikolai Gogol, Sinclair Lewis, Moacyr Scliar, Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, Alphonse Daudet, J. M. Coetzee, Knut Hamsun
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College School | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| Trent University | — | Philosophy | Bachelor of Arts | — | Canada |
Trinity College School
国:
Canada
Completed final two years of high school here
Trent University
Philosophy
学位:
Bachelor of Arts
国:
Canada
Undergraduate degree in philosophy
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Man Booker Prize | Life of Pi | — | Man Booker Prize | Winner |
| 2001 | Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction | Life of Pi | — | Quebec writing/awards bodies | Winner |
| 2002 | Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature | Life of Pi | — | Cooperative Children's Book Centre (APALA) | Winner |
| 1991 | Journey Prize | The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (short story) | — | The Journey Prize | Winner |
| 2003 | The Boeke Prize | Life of Pi | — | Exclusive Books | Winner |
| 2004 | Deutscher Bücherpreis | Life of Pi | — | German book prize bodies | Winner |
| 2021 | Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.) | — | — | Governor General of Canada | Appointed (Invested 2022) |
Man Booker Prize
2002
対象作品:
Life of Pi
主催:
Man Booker Prize
結果:
Winner
Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
2001
対象作品:
Life of Pi
主催:
Quebec writing/awards bodies
結果:
Winner
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
2002
対象作品:
Life of Pi
主催:
Cooperative Children's Book Centre (APALA)
結果:
Winner
Journey Prize
1991
対象作品:
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (short story)
主催:
The Journey Prize
結果:
Winner
The Boeke Prize
2003
対象作品:
Life of Pi
主催:
Exclusive Books
結果:
Winner
Deutscher Bücherpreis
2004
対象作品:
Life of Pi
主催:
German book prize bodies
結果:
Winner
Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.)
2021
主催:
Governor General of Canada
結果:
Appointed (Invested 2022)
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Life of Pi
2001年 Novel (allegorical fiction)The story of an Indian boy who survives a shipwreck and drifts across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. An allegorical tale about faith, storytelling and the boundary between reality and imagination.
faithsurvivalstorytellingtruth and interpretation
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Life of Pi (film) / Ang Lee (2012)
- [Theatre (play)] Life of Pi (stage adaptation) / Max Webster (2019)
翻訳
- Histoire de Pi (French translation)
Beatrice and Virgil
2010年 Novel (allegorical)An allegorical novel approaching the Holocaust through imaginative synthesis, featuring a writer, a taxidermist and two stuffed animals.
memoryviolenceallegory
The High Mountains of Portugal
2016年 NovelTells of three characters in Portugal in three different time periods who cope with love and loss in their own ways.
losslovetime
Self
1996年 NovelEarly novel exploring self and identity.
selfidentity
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
1993年 Short story / CollectionTitle story from a collection of short stories; one of his early notable works.
human relationshipslossallegory
全著作
- Seven Stories (1993)
- The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (collection, 1993)
- Self (1996)
- Life of Pi (2001)
- We Ate the Children Last (short story, 2004)
- Beatrice and Virgil (2010)
- 101 Letters to a Prime Minister (2012)
- The High Mountains of Portugal (2016)
- Son of Nobody (2026) (future/announced)
翻案
- Life of Pi → Film (Ang Lee, 2012)
- Life of Pi → Stage adaptation (2019)
- We Ate the Children Last → Film adaptation (Andrew Cividino)
- Manners of Dying → Film adaptation (2004)
作風・主題
- 文体
- allegoricalexperimentative narration (metafictional elements)clear, economical prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- animalsfaith and religiosityjourney and exilestorytelling
評価・遺産
Achieved international success with Life of Pi and is known for allegorical and religious themes in contemporary literature. His work has been adapted to film and stage and has had impact on popular culture; he is one of Canada's internationally recognized literary figures.
関連学会
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
資料所蔵先
- Yann Martel fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
大衆文化への影響
- Life of Pi film (2012) became an international hit and won multiple awards
引用
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If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.
出典: Author's note, Life of Pi (2001年)
豆知識
- Born in Salamanca, Spain (1963) but holds Canadian nationality.
- First language is French but writes in English.
- Ran a book club sending books to the Prime Minister of Canada between 2007 and 2011; letters published as 101 Letters to a Prime Minister.
- Has four children.
- Life of Pi has been published in more than 50 territories and sold millions of copies.