| The Orange Fish: Stories Contributor(s): Shields, Carol (Author) |
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ISBN: 1480459852 ISBN-13: 9781480459854 Publisher: Open Road Media OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.52 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shields, Carol: - Carol Shields (1935-2003) was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She studied at Hanover College, the University of Exeter in England, and the University of Ottawa. In 1957, she married Donald Shields and moved to Canada permanently. She taught at the University of Ottawa, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Manitoba, and served as chancellor of the University of Winnipeg. She wrote ten novels and three short story collections, in addition to poetry, plays, criticism, and a biography of Jane Austen. Her novel The Stone Diaries won the Pulitzer Prize, the Governor General's Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award; it was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Shields was further recognized with a Canada Council Major Award, two Canadian National Magazine Awards, the Canadian Authors Association Award, and countless other prizes and honors. |