Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2016) Special Award
David C. Carpenter
デイヴィッド・シー・カーパンター
Deibiddo C. Kāpentā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-10-28 （Edmonton, Alberta, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada → Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1977-2015
- Affiliations
- Department of English, University of Saskatchewan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta | — | Modern Languages | Bachelor of Arts | — | Canada |
| University of Alberta | Faculty of Education | Education | Bachelor of Education | — | Canada |
| University of Oregon | — | English | Master of Arts | — | United States |
| University of Alberta | — | English | Doctor of Philosophy | — | Canada |
University of Alberta
Modern Languages
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
Canada
University of Alberta
Faculty of Education
/ Education
Degree:
Bachelor of Education
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
Canada
University of Oregon
English
Degree:
Master of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
University of Alberta
English
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Saskatchewan Book of the Year | A Hunter's Confession | — | Saskatchewan Book Awards | 受賞 |
Saskatchewan Book of the Year
2010
Work:
A Hunter's Confession
Organization:
Saskatchewan Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Hunter's Confession
2010 Non-fictionExplores the history of hunting, subsistence hunting versus hunting for sport, trophy hunting, and the meaning of the hunt for those who have written about it most eloquently.
naturehuntingwestern Canada
The Education of Augie Merasty
2015 AutobiographyAutobiography of Joseph Auguste Merasty, edited by David Carpenter.
Indigenous peoplesMétisCanadian history
Bibliography
- The Forest
- Jokes for the Apocalypse
- Jewels
- God's Bedfellows
- Writing Home
- Courting Saskatchewan
- Banjo Lessons
- Fishing in Western Canada
- Trout Stream Creed
- The Ketzer
- Luck
- Niceman Cometh
- Welcome to Canada
- A Hunter's Confession
- The Education of Augie Merasty
Translations by Author
- The Forest (trans. from Georges Bugnet's La Foret)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetry, essays, short stories, novellas, and full-length books focusing primarily on nature and native western Canada.
- Recurring Motifs
- naturewestern Canadahunting
Legacy
Canadian writer whose oeuvre focuses primarily on nature and his native western Canada. Resides in Saskatoon.