Joseph Boyden

Joseph Boyden
Joseph Boyden at the Eden Mills Writers Festival in 2013
Boyden at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2013
Born (1966-10-31) October 31, 1966 (age 57)[1]
Willowdale, North York, Ontario, Canada
Occupationprofessor, writing mentor, novelist and short story writer
NationalityCanadian
Alma materBrebeuf College School; York University, University of New Orleans
Genrehistorical fiction, First Nations heritage and culture
Notable worksThree Day Road, Through Black Spruce, The Orenda

Joseph Boyden CM (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.[2][3] He is best known for writing about First Nations culture. Three Day Road, a novel about two Cree soldiers serving in the Canadian military during World War I, was inspired by Ojibwa Francis Pegahmagabow, the legendary First World War sniper. Joseph Boyden's second novel, Through Black Spruce, follows the story of Will, son of one of the characters in Three Day Road. The third novel in the Bird family trilogy was published in 2013 as The Orenda.

  1. ^ "The making of Joseph Boyden: Indigenous identity and a complicated history". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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