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Leon Rooke

レオン・ルーク

Reon Rūku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-09-11 （Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States → Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1968-2024
Affiliations
Co-founder of Eden Mills Writers' Festival
Nominations
1980 Governor General's Award nomination (Fat Woman)

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Country: United States

Awards

Governor General's Literary Award
1983
Work: Shakespeare's Dog
Category: Fiction
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: winner
Order of Canada
2007
Category: Member (CM)
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: Member

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Shakespeare's Dog

1983 Novel

A humorous novel narrated by Shakespeare's dog.

HumorHistory

Fat Woman

1980 Novel

A Good Baby

1989 Novel

The Beautiful Wife

2005 Novel

Bibliography

  • Fat Woman (1980)
  • Shakespeare's Dog (1983)
  • A Good Baby (1989)
  • Who Goes There (1998)
  • The Fall of Gravity (2000)
  • The Beautiful Wife (2005)
  • Last One Home Sleeps in the Yellow Bed (1968)
  • Vault (1973)
  • The Love Parlour (1977)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
HumorousEccentric narrative style

Legacy

Renowned Canadian novelist, winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, known for numerous short stories and co-founder of the Eden Mills Writers' Festival.

Trivia

  • Co-founded the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 1989.
  • Championed Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel in the 2002 Canada Reads competition.