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Wayne Grady

ウェイン・グレイディ

Wein Gureidi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-01-01 （Windsor, Ontario）
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English, French
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Windsor, Ontario → University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Career

Occupations
writer, editor, translator, science writer, novelist
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
University of British Columbia
Nominations
2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (Emancipation Day), 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (October 1970)

Awards

Governor General's Award for French to English translation
1989
Work: On the Eighth Day
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
John Glassco Translation Prize
Work: Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut
Result: 受賞
National Outdoor Book Award (Nature and the Environment category)
2008
Work: The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region
Category: Nature and the Environment
Result: 受賞
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2013
Work: Emancipation Day
Organization: Amazon.ca
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Emancipation Day

2013 Historical Fiction

His first novel, deals with the marriage, during the Second World War, of a black man who is passing for white, and a white woman who knows nothing of her husband's past; inspired by author's discovery that his great-grandfather was an African American emigrant.

raceidentitymarriagewar

Tree: A Life Story

2004 Nonfiction

Co-authored with David Suzuki, a life story of a tree.

naturetreesecology

The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region

2007 Nonfiction

The natural history of the Great Lakes region.

natural historyenvironmentGreat Lakes

Bringing Back the Dodo

2006 Essays

A collection of intuitive and humbling essays on our history with the natural world, extinction, and our effects on the planet.

extinctionnaturehuman impact

Bibliography

  • The Dinosaur Project: The Story of the Greatest Dinosaur Expedition Ever Mounted (1993)
  • Toronto the Wild: Field Notes of an Urban Naturalist (1995)
  • Vulture: Nature's Ghastly Gourmet (1997)
  • The Quiet Limit of the World: A Journey to the North Pole to Investigate Global Warming (1997)
  • Chasing the Chinook: On the Trail of Canadian Words and Culture (1998)
  • Tree: A Life Story (2004, co-authored with David Suzuki)
  • Bringing Back the Dodo (2006)
  • The Great Lakes: A Natural History of a Changing Region (2007)
  • Breakfast at the Exit Cafe: A Journey Through America (2010, co-authored with Merilyn Simonds)
  • Emancipation Day (2013)

Translations by Author

  • On the Eighth Day (trans. of Le Huitième jour by Antonine Maillet)
  • Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut (trans. of Christophe Cartier de la Noisette dit Nounours by Antonine Maillet)
  • October 1970 (trans. of La Constellation du Lynx by Louis Hamelin)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rich in natural descriptionsNarrative based on scientific facts
Recurring Motifs
human-nature relationshipextinctionenvironmental change

Legacy

Canadian writer, editor, and translator known for nonfiction on natural history and translations from French. Won Amazon.ca First Novel Award for debut novel. Teaches creative writing at University of British Columbia MFA program.

Trivia

  • His first novel was inspired by discovering his great-grandfather was an African American emigrant.
  • Married to writer Merilyn Simonds.