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Matthew Cohen

マシュー・コーヘン

Mashū Kōen

Aliases: Matt Cohen
Pen Names: Teddy Jam（Pseudonym for children's literature）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-12-30 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada）
Died
1999-12-02 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada） age 56
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Montreal, Quebec → Kingston, Ontario → Ottawa → Toronto, Ontario

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Children's writer
Active Years
1969-2001
Affiliations
Writers' Union of Canada, Toronto Arts Council
Memberships
Writers' Union of Canada (founding member, president 1986)
Nominations
1979 Governor General's Award nomination (The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone), 1997 Governor General's Award nomination (Last Seen), 1997 Governor General's Award nomination for children's literature (The Fishing Summer)

Education

University of Toronto
Political economy
Country: Canada
Studied political economy

Awards

Governor General's Literary Award
1999
Work: Elizabeth and After
Category: 英語フィクション部門
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Literary Award
1991
Work: Doctor Kiss Says Yes
Category: 児童文学部門
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Emotional Arithmetic

1990 Novel

A story of family reunion and past traumas

FamilyTrauma
Adaptations
  • [Film] Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
Translations
  • French, Spanish, etc.

Elizabeth and After

1999 Novel

The Spanish Doctor

1984 Novel

His biggest international success

Translations
  • German, Dutch, French, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese

Bibliography

  • Korsoniloff
  • Johnny Crackle Sings
  • The Disinherited
  • Wooden Hunters
  • The Colours of War
  • The Sweet Second Summer of Kitty Malone
  • Flowers of Darkness
  • The Spanish Doctor
  • Nadine
  • Emotional Arithmetic
  • Freud: The Paris Notebooks
  • The Bookseller
  • Last Seen
  • Elizabeth and After

Adaptations

  • Emotional Arithmetic film adaptation (2007)

Translations of Works

  • Translations into German, Dutch, French, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese etc.

Health

  • Lung cancer
    1990年代後半
    Died after battle with the disease

Legacy

Contributed significantly to Canadian literature; Matt Cohen Award established in his memory.

Archives

  • McMaster University (Matt Cohen fonds)

In Popular Culture

  • Film adaptation of Emotional Arithmetic (2007 TIFF closing gala)

Trivia

  • Authorship of Teddy Jam books revealed after his death.
  • Married three times: Arden Ford, Susan Bricker, Patsy Aldana.
  • Founding member of Writers' Union of Canada and president in 1986.