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Edition 1 (1989) Winner
Marq de Villiers
マルク・ド・ヴィリエ
Marq de Villiers
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940 （Bloemfontein, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South African, Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Middle LaHave, Nova Scotia
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, magazine editor
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Affiliations
- Toronto Life
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Alan Paton Award | White Tribe Dreaming | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction | Water | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Evelyn Richardson Prize for Non-fiction | A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Evelyn Richardson Prize for Non-fiction | Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction | Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Order of Canada | — | Member (CM) | — | 受賞 |
Alan Paton Award
1989
Work:
White Tribe Dreaming
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction
1999
Work:
Water
Result:
受賞
Evelyn Richardson Prize for Non-fiction
2004
Work:
A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island
Result:
受賞
Evelyn Richardson Prize for Non-fiction
2007
Work:
Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose
Result:
受賞
Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction
2007
Work:
Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
2010
Category:
Member (CM)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1989) Winner
Works
Major Works
White Tribe Dreaming
1989 non-fictionApartheid's bitter roots: notes of an eighth-generation Afrikaner.
ApartheidSouth Africa
Water
1999 non-fictionThe Fate of Our Most Precious Resource.
WaterEnvironment
A Dune Adrift
2004 non-fictionThe Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island.
NatureHistory
Witch in the Wind
2007 non-fictionThe True Story of the Legendary Bluenose.
Maritime HistoryCanada
Bibliography
- White Tribe Dreaming
- The Heartbreak Grape
- Down the Volga in a Time of Troubles
- Closer to the Sun (An Autobiography)
- Blood Traitors: A True Saga of the American Revolution
- Into Africa: A Journey Through the Ancient Empires
- Water
- America's Outdoors: Eastern Canada
- Sahara: The Life of the Great Desert
- A Dune Adrift
- Windswept
- Witch in the Wind
- Timbuktu
- Dangerous World / The end: natural disasters, manmade catastrophes
- Our Way Out
- Back to the Well
- Hell and Damnation
- The Longbow, the schooner, and the violin
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Non-fiction on scientific topics
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureEnvironmentHistory
Legacy
South African-Canadian writer and journalist, chiefly writing non-fiction on scientific topics. Member of the Order of Canada.
Trivia
- Often collaborates with wife Sheila Hirtle.
- Editor of Toronto Life magazine from 1981 to 1992.