Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1987) Winner
William Patrick Kinsella
ウィリアム・パトリック・キンセラ
Wiriamu Patorikku Kinsera
Aliases:
W. P. Kinsella
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-05-25 （Edmonton, Alberta）
- Died
- 2016-09-16 （Hope, British Columbia） age 81
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Edmonton, Alberta → Darwell, Alberta → Victoria, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta → Yale, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1977-2016
- Affiliations
- University of Calgary
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Victoria | — | Creative Writing | BA | 1970-1974 | Canada |
| University of Iowa | — | English | MFA | — | United States |
University of Victoria
Creative Writing
Degree:
BA
Period:
1970-1974
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Canada
Bachelor of Arts in creative writing
University of Iowa
English
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Officer of the Order of Canada | — | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Order of British Columbia | — | — | Government of British Columbia | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour | The Fencepost Chronicles | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Books in Canada First Novel Award | Shoeless Joe | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Jack Graney Award | — | — | Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame | 受賞 |
| 2009 | George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Vancouver Public Library | 受賞 |
Officer of the Order of Canada
1993
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Order of British Columbia
2005
Organization:
Government of British Columbia
Result:
受賞
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1987
Work:
The Fencepost Chronicles
Result:
受賞
Books in Canada First Novel Award
1982
Work:
Shoeless Joe
Result:
受賞
Jack Graney Award
2011
Organization:
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Result:
受賞
George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award
2009
Organization:
Vancouver Public Library
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shoeless Joe
1982 Sports fictionA fantasy and magic realism story of an Iowa farmer who builds a baseball field attracting spirits of the 1919 Chicago White Sox.
baseballfantasymagic realism
Adaptations
- [film] Field of Dreams / Phil Alden Robinson (1989)
Bibliography
- Dance Me Outside
- Shoeless Joe
- The Iowa Baseball Confederacy
- Box Socials
- The Fencepost Chronicles
Adaptations
- Field of Dreams (film, 1989)
- Dance Me Outside (film, 1994)
- The Rez (TV series)
Translations of Works
- Spaßvogel (German)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- magic realismhumourshort story master
- Recurring Motifs
- baseballFirst NationsCanadian culture
Health
-
diabetes数十年Suffered for decades, leading to physician-assisted death
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head injury1997年Lost concentration, taste and smell; interrupted writing career
Legacy
Known for magic realism works on baseball and First Nations; Field of Dreams brought fame. Debated for cultural appropriation.
In Popular Culture
- Field of Dreams is a cultural icon
Trivia
- Homeschooled by mother
- Scrabble tournament player
- Victim of 1997 car accident