Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 8 (1991) Winner
Nino Ricci
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Nino Ricci
Aliases:
Nino Pio Ricci
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959 （Leamington, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Leamington, Ontario → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- PEN Canada, University of Windsor
- Nominations
- Giller Prize shortlist (1997, Where She Has Gone), Giller Prize longlist (2008, The Origin of Species)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York University | — | English literature | B.A. | — | Canada |
| Concordia University | — | Creative Writing | Master's | — | Canada |
York University
English literature
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
Canada
Concordia University
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master's
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Governor General's Award for Fiction | Lives of the Saints | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Books in Canada First Novel Award | Lives of the Saints | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Betty Trask Award | Lives of the Saints | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Trillium Book Award | Testament | — | — | 共受賞 |
| 2006 | Alistair MacLeod Award for Literary Achievement | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Governor General's Award for Fiction | The Origin of Species | — | Government of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Order of Canada | — | Member | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award for Fiction
1990
Work:
Lives of the Saints
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Books in Canada First Novel Award
1990
Work:
Lives of the Saints
Result:
受賞
Betty Trask Award
1990
Work:
Lives of the Saints
Result:
受賞
Trillium Book Award
2002
Work:
Testament
Result:
共受賞
Alistair MacLeod Award for Literary Achievement
2006
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award for Fiction
2008
Work:
The Origin of Species
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
2011
Category:
Member
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lives of the Saints
1990 novelStory of an Italian immigrant family.
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Adaptations
- [TV miniseries] / Jerry Ciccoritti
Bibliography
- Lives of the Saints (1990)
- In a Glass House (1993)
- Where She Has Gone (1997)
- Testament (2002)
- The Origin of Species (2008)
- Sleep (2015)
- Roots and Frontiers (2003)
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- depiction of immigrant experience
- Recurring Motifs
- familyidentity
Legacy
Known as a prominent Canadian novelist depicting immigrant stories from Italian-Canadian perspective.
Trivia
- Born in Canada to Italian immigrant parents.
- Taught English in Nigeria for two years.