Andrew Kaufman
Andrew Kaufman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 Wingham, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, director, and producer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | F. E. Madill Secondary School |
| Children | Phoenix & Frida |
Andrew Kaufman (born 1968) is a Canadian writer, film director, and radio producer, best known for novels which incorporate aspects of genre literature, such as fantasy, superhero and detective novels, with humor.[1]
Born and raised in Wingham, Ontario, Kaufman regularly promotes himself as the second most famous and/or second best writer to come from Wingham, as the town was also the birthplace of Alice Munro.[1]
Career
Kaufman was a revolving cast member of the Perpetual Motion Roadshow.[2]
His debut novella, All My Friends Are Superheroes, was published by Coach House Books in 2003, and is a humorous love story between a normal man and a super-heroine, The Perfectionist. The novella is set in a community of superheroes in Toronto, in which the bizarre characters (The Seeker, The Inverse, BusinessMan etc.) actually personify different human types.[2] A 10th anniversary edition with added bonus material was released in April 2013.
He followed up in 2010 with The Waterproof Bible.[3]
His 2013 book Born Weird was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.[4]
His newest novel, The Ticking Heart, was published in 2019.[5] It was shortlisted for the 2020 ReLit Award for fiction.[6]
Bibliography
- All My Friends Are Superheroes (2003)
- The Waterproof Bible (2010)
- The Tiny Wife (2010)
- Born Weird (2013)
- Small Claims (2017)
- The Ticking Heart (2019)
References
- ^ a b Terra Arnone, "I'd walk to Wingham and back for Andrew Kaufman, but 176 pages later, Small Claims has been a stretch". National Post, May 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Katie Heindl, "Chatting with Andrew Kaufman about 'All My Friends Are Superheroes'". Vice, May 15, 2013.
- ^ Mark Medley, "Andrew Kaufman discusses The Waterproof Bible". National Post, February 23, 2010.
- ^ "The authors on the shortlist for the Stephen Leacock Medal are no April Fools". CBC Books, April 2, 2013.
- ^ Stacey Madden, "The Ticking Heart, by Andrew Kaufman". Quill & Quire, October 2019.
- ^ "38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 27, 2021.
