Jane Urquhart | |
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 Urquhart in 2010 | |
| Born | Jane Carter June 21, 1949 Geraldton, Ontario, Canada |
| Notable works | The Whirlpool, Away, The Underpainter, The Stone Carvers, Sanctuary Line |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (France), International Dublin Literary Award, Officer of the Order of Canada, Marian Engel Award, Harbourfront Festival Prize, Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| Spouse | Tony Urquhart |
| Children | Emily Urquhart |
Jane Urquhart, OC LL.D (born June 21, 1949) is a Canadian novelist and poet.[1][2] She is the internationally acclaimed author of seven award-winning novels, three books of poetry and numerous short stories. As a novelist, Urquhart is well known for her evocative style which blends history with the present day. Her first novel, The Whirlpool (published 1986), gained her international recognition when she became the first Canadian to win France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (Best Foreign Book Award). Her subsequent novels were even more successful. Away, published in 1993, won the Trillium Award and was a national bestseller. In 1997, her fourth novel, The Underpainter, won the Governor General's Literary Award.[3]
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- ^ "Jane Urquhart | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Jane Urquhart". CBC Books. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2022.