W. P. Kinsella

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W. P. Kinsella OC OBC
Born	William Patrick Kinsella (1935-05-25)May 25, 1935 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died	September 16, 2016(2016-09-16) (aged 81) Hope, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Author
Alma mater	University of Victoria (BA) University of Iowa (MFA)
Genre	Sports fiction
Subject	Baseball, First Nations
Notable awards	Officer of the Order of Canada Stephen Leacock Award Order of British Columbia

William Patrick "W. P." Kinsella OC OBC (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and Canadian culture.