略歴（Biography）
レイチェル・クシュナー（Rachel Kushner、1968–）は、アメリカの小説家。歴史、政治、芸術、労働、人間の自由を重層的な視点から描き、緻密な取材と力強い物語性を融合させた作品で高く評価されている。代表作『終身刑の女』では、アメリカの刑務所制度や格差社会を背景に、一人の女性受刑者の人生を通して自由と尊厳の意味を問いかけ、2018年のブッカー賞最終候補となるなど国際的な評価を得た。
Rachel Kushner (born 1968) is an American novelist whose fiction combines historical insight, political awareness, and striking narrative ambition. Exploring themes such as art, labor, power, and freedom, she is known for her richly researched novels and compelling prose. Her acclaimed novel *The Mars Room* follows the life of a woman serving two life sentences in a California prison, offering a powerful examination of the American penal system and social inequality. The novel was shortlisted for the 2018 Booker Prize, establishing Kushner as one of the leading voices in contemporary American fiction.
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