Claire Holden Rothman
Claire Holden Rothman | |
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| Born | Claire Rothman 1958 (age 65–66) Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | novelist, short stories, translator |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | The Heart Specialist, My October |
| Spouse | Arthur Holden |
Claire Holden Rothman (born 1958) is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and translator.[1] She has published two novels and two short story collections.
Her first novel, The Heart Specialist, was a long-listed nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2009,[2] and her second, My October, was a long-listed nominee for the same prize in 2014[3] and a short-listed finalist for Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[4] Her newest novel is Lear's Shadow, published by Penguin Random House Canada (July 2018). She won the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1994 for The Influence of a Book, her 1993 translation of Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé's 1837 novel L'influence d'un livre.[5] Her translation of David Bouchet's Sun of a Distant Land / Soleil (2017) was shortlisted for the QWF Cole Foundation Translation Prize.
She resides in Montreal, Quebec with actor and writer Arthur Holden.[1]
Works
- Salad Days (1990, short stories)
- Black Tulips (1999, short stories)
- The Heart Specialist (2009, novel)
- My October (2014, novel)
- Lear's Shadow (2018, novel)
References
- ^ a b "The revolution comes home". The Gazette, August 29, 2014.
- ^ "Margaret Atwood, Anne Michaels make Scotiabank Giller Prize long list". CP24, September 21, 2009.
- ^ "Giller Prize money doubles to $140,000". Toronto Star, September 16, 2014.
- ^ "The Governor General's Literary Awards 2014: The finalists". CBC Books, October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Author series offers a mixed bag for book lovers". Le Courrier de Portneuf, October 19, 2009.
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