ダガー・オブ・ダガーズ
だがー・おぶ・だがーず
One-off 2005 CWA award selecting the best-ever Gold Dagger winner.
- 創設年
- 2005
- 主催
- Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
- カテゴリー
- ジャンル小説
- 選考方式
- 投票
- 受賞対象
- 不問
- 開催頻度
- one-time (2005)
- 賞のステータス
- 終了
説明
The Dagger of Daggers was a special one-off award presented by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) in 2005 to mark its 50th anniversary. All previous winners of the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year were eligible. The shortlist was selected by a ballot of CWA members, with the winner decided by a second round of voting. The winner was John le Carré for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963). The result was announced in November 2005 (reported 8 November 2005). Shortlist included Anthony Price (Other Paths to Glory, 1974); Martin Cruz Smith (Gorky Park, 1981); Peter Lovesey (The False Inspector Dew, 1982); Barbara Vine / Ruth Rendell (A Fatal Inversion, 1987); Reginald Hill (Bones and Silence, 1990); Val McDermid (The Mermaids Singing, 1995).
賞品
- 主賞品
- Honorary 'best of the best' recognition among past Gold Dagger winners
- Honorary recognition
選考情報
選考プロセス
| 段階 | 審査員 | 通過率 | 発表 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortlist selection | Ballot of CWA members | unknown | Shortlist chosen by member ballot |
| Final vote | Second-round ballot of CWA members | unknown | Winner decided by second round of voting; announced November 2005 (press reported) |
選考基準
- Eligibility: must be a previous winner of the CWA Gold Dagger
- Overall literary quality and enduring significance in crime fiction
- Consensus among CWA members via ballot
関連の賞
- Gold Dagger
- CWA Dagger Awards
- Crime Writers' Association awards
公式情報
https://web.archive.org/web/20130502044154/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2005/daggerofdaggers.html過去の受賞者
冷戦期を舞台にしたスパイ小説。失脚した英国工作員アレック・リーマスが東ドイツへ送り込まれ、偽の裏切りを演じることで敵内部の高官を陥れる作戦に巻き込まれる。諜報機関の欺瞞と個人の疲弊、倫理の崩壊を冷徹に描き出す作品。
本名デヴィッド・ジョン・ムーア・コーンウェル。イギリスの小説家で、冷戦期を背景にした厳しいリアリズムと道徳的曖昧さを描くスパイ小説で国際的に高く評価された。代表作に『寒い国から帰ってきたスパイ』『ティンカー・テイラー・ソルジャー・スパイ』がある。2005年のDagger of Daggersではゴールドダガー受賞作の中から最優秀作に選出された。