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Edward O. Phillips

エドワード・オー・フィリップス

Edowādo Ō. Firippusu

Aliases: Edward Openshaw Phillips

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1931-11-26 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada）
Died
2020-05-30 （Canada） age 88
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Westmount, Quebec

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Teacher, Painter
Active Years
1981-2020
Affiliations
Selwyn House School
Nominations
Books in Canada First Novel Award shortlist (Sunday's Child, 1981), Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour shortlist (Hope Springs Eternal, 1989)

Education

Bishop's College School
Country: Canada
Université de Montréal
Law
Degree: 法学学位
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: Canada
Harvard University
Education
Degree: 教育学修士
Country: United States
Master's degree in teaching
Boston University
English literature
Degree: 英語文学修士
Country: United States
Second master's degree

Awards

Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
1987
Work: Buried on Sunday
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Crime Writers of Canada
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sunday's Child

1981 Mystery

Phillips's first novel, shortlisted for Books in Canada First Novel Award.

Gay themesMystery

Buried on Sunday

1987 Mystery

Winner of Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel.

Gay detectiveHumour

Bibliography

  • Sunday's Child
  • Where There's a Will
  • A Voyage on Sunday
  • No Early Birds
  • The Mice Will Play
  • Buried on Sunday
  • Sunday Best
  • Working on Sunday
  • Hope Springs Eternal
  • The Landlady's Niece
  • A Month of Sundays
  • The Queen's Court

Adaptations

  • Short story 'Matthew and Chauncy' adapted into film Salut Victor (1989) by Anne Claire Poirier

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Mystery novelsMainstream literary fiction
Recurring Motifs
Gay detective Geoffrey Chadwick seriesStories set in Westmount

Health

  • Heart failure, COVID-19 complications
    2020年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Canadian novelist known for mystery novels featuring gay detective Geoffrey Chadwick. Also pursued painting.

Trivia

  • Openly gay. Partner Kenneth Woodman predeceased him in 2018.
  • Exhibited paintings in five one-man shows and numerous group shows.