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Annabel Lyon

アナベル・ライオン

Annabel Lyon

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971 (Brampton, Ontario, Canada)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Brampton, Ontario → Coquitlam, British Columbia → New Westminster, British Columbia

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short-story writer
Active Years
2000-2024
Nominations
Giller Prize Longlist (The Sweet Girl, 2012), Giller Prize Longlist (Consent, 2020)

Education

Simon Fraser University
Philosophy
Degree: BA
Country: Canada
University of British Columbia
Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Country: Canada
University of British Columbia
Faculty of Law
Period: 1年
Country: Canada
One year, no degree

Awards

Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
2009
Work: The Golden Mean
Result: Winner
Giller Prize
2009
Work: The Golden Mean
Result: Shortlist
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
2009
Work: The Golden Mean
Result: Finalist
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
2005
Work: The Best Thing for You
Result: Shortlist
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
2010
Work: The Golden Mean
Result: Shortlist
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
2021
Work: Consent
Result: Shortlist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Golden Mean

2009 Historical novel

A novel imagining the relationship between Alexander the Great and his teacher Aristotle.

PhilosophyHistoryMentor-student relationship
Translations
  • Translated into six languages

Bibliography

  • Oxygen (2000)
  • The Best Thing for You (2004)
  • Saturday Night Function (2004)
  • Imagining ancient women (2012)
  • All-Season Edie (2009)
  • The Golden Mean (2009)
  • Encore Edie (2010)
  • The Sweet Girl (2012)
  • Consent (2020)

Translations of Works

  • The Golden Mean: six languages

Legacy

Canadian novelist known for historical fiction, nominated for major Canadian literary prizes.