Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1999) Winner
Bonnie Burnard
ボニー・バーナード
Bonī Bānādo
Aliases:
Bonita Amelia Huctwith
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-01-15 （Petrolia, Ontario）
- Died
- 2017-03-04 （London, Ontario） age 72
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Forest, Ontario → Regina, Saskatchewan → Southwestern Ontario → London, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1983-2009
- Affiliations
- Saskatchewan Arts Board, Writers' Trust of Canada, Coteau Books, Saskatchewan Writers Guild
- Memberships
- Saskatchewan Writers Guild
- Influenced By
- Marian Engel
- Nominations
- Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist (1994, Casino & Other Stories)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Western Ontario | — | English | Bachelor of Arts | — | Canada |
University of Western Ontario
English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Scotiabank Giller Prize | A Good House | — | Scotiabank | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Women of Influence | Best First Book | Commonwealth Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Marian Engel Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Scotiabank Giller Prize
1999
Work:
A Good House
Organization:
Scotiabank
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
1989
Work:
Women of Influence
Category:
Best First Book
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
受賞
Marian Engel Award
1995
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Good House
1999 NovelA multi-generational story of a family in a small Ontario town.
FamilyLossEveryday life
Suddenly
2009 NovelWomen of Influence
1988 Short story collectionCasino & Other Stories
1994 Short story collectionBibliography
- A Good House (1999)
- Suddenly (2009)
- Women of Influence (1988)
- Casino & Other Stories (1994)
- Coming Attractions (1983, with Sharon Butala & Sharon Sparling)
- The Old Dance (1986, editor)
- Stag Line (1995, editor)
Translations of Works
- Femmes d'Influence (French, 1995)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismDomestic fictionEmotional subtlety
- Recurring Motifs
- Family dynamicsLife in rural CanadaLoss and recovery
Legacy
Recognized as a major Canadian novelist, acclaimed internationally for winning the Giller Prize.
Trivia
- Youngest of five siblings.
- Raised three children.
- Mother's family bred Clydesdale horses.