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Edition 10 (1998) Winner
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Edition 17 (2005) Winner
Elaine Kalman Naves
エレイン・カルマン・ネイヴス
Erein Karuman Neivusu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947 （Hungary）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Hungary → England → Canada (Quebec)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, editor, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Nominations
- Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction Shortlist (Journey to Vaja, 1997), Leacock Award Longlist (The Book of Faith, 2016)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University | — | History | — | — | Canada |
| Bishop's University | — | Education | — | — | Canada |
McGill University
History
Country:
Canada
Bishop's University
Education
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction | Putting Down Roots | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | Winner |
| 2003 | Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction | Shoshanna's Story | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | Winner |
| 1998 | Elie Wiesel Prize for Holocaust Literature | Journey to Vaja | — | — | Winner |
| 2005 | Yad Vashem Prize | Shoshanna's Story | — | — | Winner |
Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
1999
Work:
Putting Down Roots
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
Winner
Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
2003
Work:
Shoshanna's Story
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
Winner
Elie Wiesel Prize for Holocaust Literature
1998
Work:
Journey to Vaja
Result:
Winner
Yad Vashem Prize
2005
Work:
Shoshanna's Story
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Journey to Vaja: Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family
1996 Non-fictionReconstructing the world of a Hungarian-Jewish family
Holocaustfamily history
Putting Down Roots: Montreal's Immigrant Writers
1998 Non-fictionMontreal's immigrant writers
immigrant literature
Shoshanna's Story: A Mother, Daughter, and the Shadows of History
2003 Non-fictionA mother, daughter, and the shadows of history
Holocaustfamily
Translations
- Shoshanna. Mère et fille dans les ténèbres de l'histoire (French translation by Chantal Ringuet, 2017)
The Book of Faith
2015 NovelJewish Montreal from a woman's perspective
Jewish culture
Bibliography
- Journey to Vaja: Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family (1996)
- Putting Down Roots, Montreal's Immigrant Writers (1998)
- Storied Streets: Montreal in the Literary Imagination (2000)
- Shoshanna's Story: A Mother, Daughter, and the Shadows of History (2003)
- Robert Weaver: Godfather of Canadian Literature (2008)
- Portrait of a Scandal: The Trial of Robert Notman (2014)
- The Book of Faith (2015)
Translations of Works
- Shoshanna. Mère et fille dans les ténèbres de l'histoire (French, translated by Chantal Ringuet, 2017)
Legacy
Canadian non-fiction writer known for works on immigrant and Jewish history, multiple award winner.