Richard B. Wright

Richard B. Wright

Richard B. Wright, CM, (born March 4, 1937) is a Canadian novelist.

Born in Midland, Ontario, Wright attended Trent University, from which he graduated in 1970. He is 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.

In 2006, Wright was granted an honorary Doctor of Letters by Trent University and in 2007, made a member of the Order of Canada [cite web|title=Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada|work=Governor General of Canada|url=http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=5252] .

He currently lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Bibliography

* "Andrew Tolliver" (1965)
* "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)
* "One John A. Too Many" (1984)
* "Sunset Manor" (1990)
* "The Age of Longing" (1995)
* "Clara Callan" (2001)
* "Adultery" (2004)
* "October" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010854 Richard B. Wright's] entry in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia] http://trentu.ca/admin/secretariat/honorary-present-to-1967.html

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