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ספּינאָזאַ | Spinoza | In geveb
Photo of Melekh Ravitsh courtesy of INTRODUCTION The “Spinoza” story is drawn from the second volume of Dos Mayse-bukh fun mayn lebn, the memoirs of Zakharye-Khone Bergner, better known as Melekh Ravitsh (1893−1976). Ravitsh was born in Redim (Rodymno), a town in Eastern Galicia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He later moved to Vienna and eventually to Warsaw, which he called home until 1934, when he left Poland for good.
Devin Fan from The Fan Brothers explores love, nature and not looking back in this original poem
Devin Fan from The Fan Brothers explores love, nature and not looking back in this original poem | CBC Books Loaded Governor General's Literary Awards·Moving Forward Wind and Flowers is an original poem by Devin Fan, part of CBC Books' Moving Forward series.
Kim Senklip Harvey reflects on her Tsilhqot'in land work, childhood adventures and cream soda slurpees
G'waan is an original essay by Kim Senklip Harvey, part of CBC Books' Moving Forward series. G’waan is an original essay by Kim Senklip Harvey, the winner of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for drama. (Ben Shannon/CBC) G'waan is an original essay by Kim Senklip Harvey.
Michelle Good reveals what moving forward meant to her after the sudden death of her son
On Moving Forward is an original essay by Michelle Good, part of CBC Books' Moving Forward series. On Moving Forward is a personal essay by Michelle Good, the winner of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. (Ben Shannon/CBC) On Moving Forward is an original essay by Michelle Good.
Eric Walters reflects on his inch by inch trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in this personal essay
Between Heaven and Earth is an original essay by Eric Walters, part of CBC Books' Moving Forward series. Between Heaven and Earth is an original essay by Eric Walters, the 2020 Governor General's Literary Prize winner for young people's literature — text. (Ben Shannon/CBC) Between Heaven and Earth is an original essay by Eric Walters.
2020 Governor General's Literary Award winners write about moving forward
Clockwise from left: Eric Walters, Madhur Anand, Devin Fan, Michelle Good, Lazer Lederhendler and Kim Senklip Harvey, 2020 Governor General's Literary Award winners (See individual pages for credit) The English-language books that won the 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards all feature characters or stories who find themselves having to move forward. CBC Books asked the winners to reflect further on the theme of moving forward in original works.
Madhur Anand reflects on science, art and emerging from the third-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Madhur Anand reflects on science, art and emerging from the third-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic | CBC Books Loaded Governor General's Literary Awards·Moving Forward Normal Forms on Hope Bay is an original poem by Madhur Anand, part of CBC Books' Moving Forward series.
Here are the winners of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards
These $25,000 annual prizes acknowledge seven English-language and seven French-language books across several categories. The winners of the 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on June 1, 2021. The books above won in the English-language categories. (CBC, Canada Council for the Arts) The 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards have been revealed.
The finalists for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for translation
The finalists for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for French-to-English translation. (Canada Council for the Arts/CBC) Here are the finalists for the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for translation. The Governor General's Literary Awards are one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious literary prizes.
Madame Victoria | Quill and Quire
Montreal-based author Catherine Leroux was shortlisted for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize for the English translation of her second novel, The Party Wall. Leroux returns with a new novel in translation (once again in collaboration with Lazer Lederhendler, who won a Governor General’s Literary Award for his translation of The Party Wall).
Joining the Party: Catherine Leroux’s Giller finalist and the new prominence of Quebec literature in translation
The Party Wall By Catherine Leroux, translated by Lazer Lederhendler Biblioasis 200 pp; $19.95 Translations are generating considerable buzz these days, in no small part due to the spectacular success of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet.
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Tues., Dec. 1, 2015, 11:45 am – 1 pm Canada Council for the Arts: 150 Elgin, Ottawa Includes a draw for an iPad mini with 2015 GGBooks collection (English). Free admission
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