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| − | '''Rudy Wiebe''' is a writer and recipient of the [[:Category:Leslie K. Tarr Award Recipient|Leslie K. Tarr Award]]. | + | '''Rudy Wiebe''' is a writer and recipient of the [[:Category:Leslie K. Tarr Award Recipient|Leslie K. Tarr Award]]. Rudy was born in [[1934]]. |
| + | One of the best-known voices in Canadian fiction and a major figure in Canadian letters, Rudy Wiebe is the author of nine novels, four short story collections, and five non-fiction works. Wiebe’s writing has garnered numerous awards, including two Governor General's Literary Awards for A Discovery of Strangers (1994) and The Temptations of Big Bear (1973), which was made into a CBC television miniseries co-written by Wiebe and director Gil Cardinal. His books and stories are widely published internationally, and have been translated into nine European languages, as well as Chinese, Japanese, and Hindi. | ||
| + | Wiebe’s latest publications include: the biography Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman, which he co-authored with Yvonne Johnson; Sweeter Than All the World; a novel of the historical Mennonite diaspora; and the children's book Hidden Buffalo, based on a Cree creation legend and illustrated by Michael Lonechild. Rudy Wiebe is an Officer of the Order of Canada. | ||
| + | Wiebe, said that his path as a writer was shaped as a student at the University of Alberta, where he had decided to write about Shakespeare. But his professor, F.M. Salter, took a dim view of the idea. He “challenged” him to write about his own experience. | ||
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| + | “He told me that there were hundreds of people who could write about Shakespeare, but maybe I was the only one who could write a good novel about Mennonites,” Wiebe said, adding that the result was his ground-breaking book Peace Shall Destroy Many—the first English novel about Mennonites in Canada. | ||
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| + | Wiebe went on to teach creative writing at the University of Alberta and to write 25 books. | ||
==Rudy Wiebe's Contributions== | ==Rudy Wiebe's Contributions== | ||
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ContentsWho is Rudy Wiebe?Rudy Wiebe is a writer and recipient of the Leslie K. Tarr Award. Rudy was born in 1934. One of the best-known voices in Canadian fiction and a major figure in Canadian letters, Rudy Wiebe is the author of nine novels, four short story collections, and five non-fiction works. Wiebe’s writing has garnered numerous awards, including two Governor General's Literary Awards for A Discovery of Strangers (1994) and The Temptations of Big Bear (1973), which was made into a CBC television miniseries co-written by Wiebe and director Gil Cardinal. His books and stories are widely published internationally, and have been translated into nine European languages, as well as Chinese, Japanese, and Hindi. Wiebe’s latest publications include: the biography Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman, which he co-authored with Yvonne Johnson; Sweeter Than All the World; a novel of the historical Mennonite diaspora; and the children's book Hidden Buffalo, based on a Cree creation legend and illustrated by Michael Lonechild. Rudy Wiebe is an Officer of the Order of Canada. Wiebe, said that his path as a writer was shaped as a student at the University of Alberta, where he had decided to write about Shakespeare. But his professor, F.M. Salter, took a dim view of the idea. He “challenged” him to write about his own experience. “He told me that there were hundreds of people who could write about Shakespeare, but maybe I was the only one who could write a good novel about Mennonites,” Wiebe said, adding that the result was his ground-breaking book Peace Shall Destroy Many—the first English novel about Mennonites in Canada. Wiebe went on to teach creative writing at the University of Alberta and to write 25 books. Rudy Wiebe's ContributionsRudy Wiebe wrote "OF THIS EARTH: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal Forest" published by Knopf Canada.
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