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Edition 15 (2003) Winner
Vivian Jeanette Kaplan
びびあん・じねっと・かぷらん
Biban Jinetto Kaplan
Aliases:
Vivian Kaplan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-06-17 （Shanghai）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- German, English, French, Spanish
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Shanghai (birth) → Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- writer, business owner
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | English, French and Spanish | — | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
English, French and Spanish
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Canadian Jewish Book Award | Ten Green Bottles | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Adei-Wizo Prize | Ten Green Bottles | — | — | 受賞 |
Canadian Jewish Book Award
2003
Work:
Ten Green Bottles
Result:
受賞
Adei-Wizo Prize
2007
Work:
Ten Green Bottles
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ten Green Bottles: The True Story of One Family's Journey from War-Torn Austria to the Ghettos of Shanghai
2002 BiographyThe true story of one family's journey from war-torn Austria to the ghettos of Shanghai.
HolocaustShanghai GhettoFamily Survival
Adaptations
- [Play] Ten Green Bottles (2009)
Blind Vision
2013 Historical novelHistorical novel arguing that Christopher Columbus was a secret Sephardic Jew based on meticulous research.
Christopher ColumbusSephardic JewHistorical Research
Legacy
Known as a Canadian writer for recounting her family's survival story from Nazi-occupied Austria to the Shanghai Ghetto.