Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2001) Winner
Richard B. Wright
リチャード・B・ライト
Richādo B. Raito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-03-04 （Midland, Ontario）
- Died
- 2017-02-07 （St. Catharines, Ontario） age 79
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Midland, Ontario → St. Catharines, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, teacher, editor
- Active Years
- 1965-2017
- Affiliations
- Macmillan Canada, Ridley College
- Memberships
- Order of Canada
- Nominations
- Giller Prize nomination (1995, The Age of Longing), Governor General's Award nomination (1995, The Age of Longing)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryerson Polytechnic Institute | Radio and TV Arts | — | — | 1956-1959 | Canada |
Ryerson Polytechnic Institute
Radio and TV Arts
Period:
1956-1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
Canada
After high school graduation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Giller Prize | Clara Callan | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Trillium Book Award | Clara Callan | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Governor General's Award | Clara Callan | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Toronto Book Award | In the Middle of a Life | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Faber Memorial Prize | In the Middle of a Life | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Order of Canada | — | — | — | メンバー |
Giller Prize
2001
Work:
Clara Callan
Result:
受賞
Trillium Book Award
2001
Work:
Clara Callan
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
2001
Work:
Clara Callan
Result:
受賞
Toronto Book Award
1973
Work:
In the Middle of a Life
Result:
受賞
Faber Memorial Prize
1975
Work:
In the Middle of a Life
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
2007
Result:
メンバー
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Clara Callan
2001 novelAn epistolary novel depicting the lives and secrets of two sisters in a small Canadian town in the 1930s.
familywomen's livessecrets
The Weekend Man
1970 novelStory of a man who acts as a father only on weekends.
family relationshipsmodern life
Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard
2010 historical novelA novel about Shakespeare's bastard daughter.
Shakespearefemale perspective
Bibliography
- Andrew Tolliver (1965)
- The Weekend Man (1970)
- In the Middle of a Life (1973)
- Farthing's Fortunes (1976)
- Final Things (1980)
- The Teacher's Daughter (1982)
- Tourists (1984)
- One John A. Too Many (1984)
- Sunset Manor (1990)
- The Age of Longing (1995)
- Clara Callan (2001)
- Adultery (2004)
- October (2007)
- Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard (2010)
- A Life With Words: A Writer's Memoir (2015)
- Nightfall (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depicts ordinary people's lives with depth and sensitivitySkilled in creating believable female charactersPure narrative of life
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday lifefamily and relationshipssecrets and inner lives
Health
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stroke2017年Cause of death
Legacy
Won multiple major Canadian literary awards, breakthrough with Clara Callan. Known for portraying ordinary lives.