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Richard B Wright


(Richard Bruce Wright)
Canada (1937 - 2017)

Richard B. Wright, CM, was a Canadian novelist.

Born in Midland, Ontario, Wright attended Trent University, from which he graduated in 1970. He was the author of 11 published novels and two children's books. Many of his older novels were out of print, but were republished after his novel Clara Callan (2001) won three of Canada's major literary awards in 2001: the Giller Prize; the Trillium Book Award; and the Governor General's Award.
 

Awards: Giller (2001)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical
 
Novels
   The Weekend Man (1970)
   In the Middle of a Life (1973)
   Farthing's Fortunes (1976)
   Final Things (1980)
   The Teacher's Daughter (1982)
   Tourists (1984)
   Sunset Manor (1990)
   The Age of Longing (1995)
   Clara Callan (2001)
   Adultery (2004)
   October (2007)
   Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard (2010)
   Nightfall (2016)
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Awards
2001 Giller Prize : Clara Callan

Award nominations
2007 Giller Prize (longlist) : October
1995 Giller Prize (shortlist) : The Age of Longing


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