McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2003) Winner
Armin Wiebe
アーミン・ウィーベ
Āmin Wībe
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-06-17 （Altona, Manitoba）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English, Plautdietsch
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- Turnstone Press
- Influenced
- Mennonite writers
- Nominations
- Stephen Leacock Award shortlist (1984, The Salvation of Yasch Siemens)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of Winnipeg | — | — | — | — | Canada |
University of Manitoba
Country:
Canada
University of Winnipeg
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award | Tatsea | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | Tatsea | — | — | 受賞 |
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
2003
Work:
Tatsea
Result:
受賞
Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
2003
Work:
Tatsea
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Salvation of Yasch Siemens
1984 Humorous novelHumorous novel about Mennonites.
MennonitesHumour
Tatsea
2003 Historic fictionHistoric fiction depicting the Dogrib people in 1700s Canadian Subarctic.
Indigenous peoplesHistory
Bibliography
- The Salvation of Yasch Siemens (1984)
- Murder in Gutenthal (1991)
- Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst (1995)
- Tatsea (2003)
- The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz (2011)
- Armin's Shorts (2015)
- Grandmother, Laughing (2017)
- The Recipe (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous styleIncorporation of Plautdietsch words
- Recurring Motifs
- Mennonite culture
Legacy
Pioneer of humorous Mennonite writing in English.
Trivia
- Of Russian Mennonite descent.
- Taught creative writing at Red River College for twelve years.