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Edition 7 (1995) Winner
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Edition 16 (2004) Winner
Lillian Boraks-Nemetz
リリアン・ボラックス・ネメッツ
Ririan Borakusu Nemettsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Warsaw, Poland
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Warsaw, Poland → Vancouver, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, novelist, teacher
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia's Writing Centre, The Writers' Union of Canada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Comparative Literature | Master's degree | — | — |
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Comparative Literature
Degree:
Master's degree
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ghost Children
poetry collectionA collection of poetry.
Holocaust
The Old Brown Suitcase
young adult novelA teenager's story of war and peace.
Holocaustsurvivalidentity
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Personal narrative from a Holocaust survivor's perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- Holocaust traumalost childhoodsearch for identity
Legacy
Holocaust survivor who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto and lived under a false identity in Polish villages as a child. Canadian author and teacher of creative writing.
Museums
- Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Vancouver, Canada