Canadian novelist and short story writer (born 1965)
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer |
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| Born | (1965-02-06) February 6, 1965 (age 59) |
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| Occupation | novelist, short story writer |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Period | 2000s-present |
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| Notable works | Way Up, The Nettle Spinner, All the Broken Things |
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Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer (born February 6, 1965) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.
Early life
Kuitenbrouwer was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and later moved to Toronto.[1]
Career
Her debut short story collection, Way Up, was published in 2003.[2] It was a shortlisted finalist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award[3] and the ReLit Award for short fiction in 2004. Her first novel, The Nettle Spinner, was published in 2005, and was a shortlisted nominee for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[4] Her second novel, Perfecting, followed in 2009.[5] Her most recent novel, All the Broken Things, was published in 2014 by Random House of Canada.[3][6] It was a shortlisted finalist for the Toronto Book Award,[7] long listed for Canada Reads in 2016, and was a national bestseller.
Kuitenbrouwer has also been a book reviewer for The Globe and Mail and the National Post, and has published short fiction in Granta, The Walrus, Numéro Cinq, Significant Objects, Maclean's Magazine, and Storyville.[8]
In 2018, Kuitenbrouwer received a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Toronto, where she was supervised by Mari Ruti. Her Ph.D. thesis is a psychoanalytic investigation into creativity, with special attention to the British novel in the eighteenth century.
In 2023 she published the novel Wait Softly Brother,[9] which was longlisted for the Giller Prize.[10]
References
- ^ Kuitenbrouwer, Kathryn. "On Granta Magazine, Submission, and Persistence". Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "A voice that sneaks on up; Toronto's Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer is a pleasant surprise: Debut story collection entertaining, even a bit enlightening". Toronto Star, March 28, 2004.
- ^ a b "Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer's All the Broken Things haunted by the traumas of war". The Georgia Straight, February 26, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian First Novel Award announces shortlist". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2006.
- ^ "Ambitious story told from seven points of view". Winnipeg Free Press, April 26, 2009.
- ^ "So much depends upon an Orange Blossom; A young boy must care for his disfigured sister and a carnival bear cub in Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer's look into the meaning of family". National Post, January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Emily St. John Mandel wins 2015 Toronto Book Award". Toronto Star, October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Stretching the Space of Realism: An Interview with Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer". The Puritan, Issue 26 (Summer 2014).
- ^ Robert J. Wiersema, "Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer makes hay of the secrets and lies of the past in new novel ‘Wait Softly Brother’". Toronto Star, May 9, 2023.
- ^ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
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