| 词条 | Philip MacCann |
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Philip MacCann is a British author. Born in Manchester, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia under Malcolm Bradbury.[1] His first book, The Miracle Shed (1995), a collection of short stories, won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature,[2] and in 2000 he was awarded the Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize. In the 1990s he was a literary journalist for the Guardian newspaper and Spectator magazine and contributed frequently to Prospect Magazine and others. It was here that he made public a distinct classical aesthetic, statements about the ethical shortcomings of Art and he became known for his acerbic criticism of consumer capitalism. Even before the Miracle Shed was published he wrote in The Guardian of his reluctance to continue publishing literary art in what was much more than a populist climate: a culture oppressed and vandalised by the abuse of corporate power. His first short stories appeared in Faber's First Fictions, the New Yorker and New Writing 1 and 3 (Minerva/British Council). Criticising the writing of the day as "becalmed writing from a stagnant pool", The Guardian singled out MacCann for special praise: "Really blazes - this is what Literature is about."[3] In 1999 The Observer newspaper selected him as one of twenty world authors expected to be important in the new millennium.[4] In fact, only a handful of stories subsequently appeared: in Granta magazine, the Faber Book of Best New Irish Short Stories and the Dublin Review. The Miracle ShedThe stories were described by one reviewer as having "the nervous, risky feel of someone doodling with razor blades",[5] while technical innovations and the strangeness of the imagery aim for aesthetic ecstasy. "MacCann's risky use of language, his weirdly beautiful style, inspires optimism, lifting the spirit as great art does. He's an immensely talented and original writer," wrote Time Out magazine.[6] Black humour and at times over-rich language aim to seduce readers into enjoying tales of intense suffering, an effect which is perhaps meant to mirror how characters are tempted by guilty joys. ThemesOne explanatory phrase appearing on the cover of the first edition is "spiritual despair", which perhaps explains the ruthlessness and strangeness of Nature, its inappropriateness for human sensitivity and the ease with which evil is perpetrated even in intimate relationships (between dysfunctional lovers or with oppressive parents). A recurring motif highlights the plight of a very young couple struggling to cope with pregnancy. Other themes include: sexual rage, violence, frustration and taboos; poverty, prostitution and abuse; psychedelia; magic and the occult. Awards and honours
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://literature.britishcouncil.org/philip-maccann|title=Philip MacCann|publisher=British Council|accessdate=15 August 2014}} {{Rooney Prize for Irish Literature}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:MacCann, Philip}}2. ^Robert O'Byrne, "With a swansong in her Hart", Irish Times, 17 June 1995 3. ^James Wood, The Guardian, Book of the Day: "Becalmed Writing from a Stagnant Pool". 1992 4. ^"Tomorrow's Worldbeaters", Robert McCrum, The Observer Review, 20 June 1999. 5. ^David Buckley, The Observer, January 1995., 6. ^Lisa Tuille, Time Out, 18–15 January 1995. 11 : 1966 births|Alumni of Trinity College Dublin|Alumni of the University of East Anglia|Writers from Manchester|20th-century British writers|21st-century British writers|20th-century writers from Northern Ireland|21st-century writers from Northern Ireland|20th-century Irish writers|21st-century Irish writers|Living people |
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