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第4回（1985年） Winner
Wayne Grady
ウェイン・グレイディ
Wein Gureidi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1948-01-01 （Windsor, Ontario）
- 国籍
- Canadian
- 言語
- English, French
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Windsor, Ontario → University of British Columbia, Vancouver
経歴
- 職業
- writer, editor, translator, science writer, novelist
- 活動期間
- 1990年〜2024年
- 所属
- University of British Columbia
- ノミネート
- 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (Emancipation Day), 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist (October 1970)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Governor General's Award for French to English translation | On the Eighth Day | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| — | John Glassco Translation Prize | Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | National Outdoor Book Award (Nature and the Environment category) | The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region | Nature and the Environment | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | Emancipation Day | — | Amazon.ca | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award for French to English translation
1989
対象作品:
On the Eighth Day
主催:
Governor General of Canada
結果:
受賞
John Glassco Translation Prize
対象作品:
Christopher Cartier of Hazelnut
結果:
受賞
National Outdoor Book Award (Nature and the Environment category)
2008
対象作品:
The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region
部門:
Nature and the Environment
結果:
受賞
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2013
対象作品:
Emancipation Day
主催:
Amazon.ca
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第12回（2008年） Winner
作品
代表作
Emancipation Day
2013年 Historical FictionHis 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年 NonfictionCo-authored with David Suzuki, a life story of a tree.
naturetreesecology
The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region
2007年 NonfictionThe natural history of the Great Lakes region.
natural historyenvironmentGreat Lakes
Bringing Back the Dodo
2006年 EssaysA collection of intuitive and humbling essays on our history with the natural world, extinction, and our effects on the planet.
extinctionnaturehuman impact
全著作
- 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)
作家による翻訳
- 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)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Rich in natural descriptionsNarrative based on scientific facts
- 頻出モチーフ
- human-nature relationshipextinctionenvironmental change
評価・遺産
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.
豆知識
- His first novel was inspired by discovering his great-grandfather was an African American emigrant.
- Married to writer Merilyn Simonds.