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Miriam Toews

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Miriam Toews (born 1964) is a Canadian writer, best known for her novels A Complicated Kindness and All My Puny Sorrows. [1]

61 relations: A Complicated Kindness, Alexander Kennedy Isbister, All My Puny Sorrows, Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, Ariel Award, Barrel racing, Books in Canada, Brandon University, Canada Reads, Canadian Authors Association, Canadian Geographic, Cannes Film Festival, Carlos Reygadas, CBC Radio, Dressage, East Village, Manhattan, Folio Prize, Geist (magazine), Giller Prize, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Governor General's Awards, Halifax, Nova Scotia, HarperCollins, Holden Caulfield, International Dublin Literary Award, Irma Voth, J. D. Salinger, Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival), Loewen Windows, Lou Reed, Low German, Maclean's, Manitoba, McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, Mennonites, National Media Awards Foundation, National Post, Order of Manitoba, Random House, Random House of Canada, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Saturday Night (magazine), Silent Light, Steinbach, Manitoba, Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Turnstone Press, ..., Ukraine, University of King's College, University of Manitoba, Variety (magazine), Wellcome Book Prize, Winnipeg, WireTap (radio program), Women's Prize for Fiction, Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award, Writers' Trust of Canada, 1843 (magazine). Expand index (11 more) »

A Complicated Kindness

A Complicated Kindness is the third novel by Canadian author Miriam Toews.

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Alexander Kennedy Isbister

Alexander Kennedy Isbister (June 1822 – 28 May 1883) was born at Cumberland House in what is now Saskatchewan.

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All My Puny Sorrows

All My Puny Sorrows is the sixth novel by Canadian writer Miriam Toews.

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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year.

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Ariel Award

The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award.

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Barrel racing

Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a cloverleaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time.

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Books in Canada

Books in Canada was a monthly magazine that reviewed Canadian literature, published in print form between 1971 and 2008.

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Brandon University

Brandon University is a university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, with an enrollment of 3073 (2015) full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students.

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Canada Reads

Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.

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Canadian Authors Association

The Canadian Authors Association is Canada's oldest association for writers and authors.

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Canadian Geographic

Canadian Geographic is a magazine published by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Festival (Festival de Cannes), named until 2002 as the International Film Festival (Festival international du film) and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world.

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Carlos Reygadas

Carlos Reygadas Castillo (born October 10, 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker.

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CBC Radio

CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Dressage

Dressage (or; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a highly skilled form of riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an "art" sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery.

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East Village, Manhattan

East Village is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Folio Prize

The Rathbones Folio Prize, previously known as the Folio Prize and The Literature Prize, is a literary award that was sponsored by the London-based publisher The Folio Society for its first two years, 2014-2015.

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Geist (magazine)

Geist is a Canadian literary magazine.

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Giller Prize

The Giller Prize (sponsored as the Scotiabank Giller Prize), is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries.

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Governor General's Award for English-language fiction

The Governor General's Award for English-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in English.

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Governor General's Awards

The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax, officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.

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Holden Caulfield

Holden Caulfield is a fictional character in author J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.

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International Dublin Literary Award

The International Dublin Literary Award (Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath) is an international literary award presented each year for a novel written in English or translated into English.

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Irma Voth

Irma Voth is the fifth novel by Canadian author Miriam Toews.

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J. D. Salinger

Jerome David "J.

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Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)

The Jury Prize (Prix du Jury) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival, chosen by the Jury from the "official section" of movies at the festival.

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Loewen Windows

Loewen is a full line manufacturer of premium quality wood window and door systems for residential and light commercial use.

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Lou Reed

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.

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Low German

Low German or Low Saxon (Plattdütsch, Plattdüütsch, Plattdütsk, Plattduitsk, Nedersaksies; Plattdeutsch, Niederdeutsch; Nederduits) is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands.

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Maclean's

Maclean's is a Canadian news magazine that was founded in 1905, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.

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McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award

The McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award is associated with Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards and was established in 1988.

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Mennonites

The Mennonites are members of certain Christian groups belonging to the church communities of Anabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland (which today is a province of the Netherlands).

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National Media Awards Foundation

The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) is a bilingual, not-for-profit institution whose mission is to recognize excellence in the content and creation of Canadian magazines and Canadian digital publishing through two annual awards programs: the National Magazine Awards (NMAs) and the Digital Publishing Awards (DPAs).

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National Post

The National Post is a conservative Canadian English-language newspaper.

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Order of Manitoba

The Order of Manitoba is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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Random House

Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.

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Random House of Canada

Random House of Canada was the Canadian distributor for Random House, Inc. from 1944 until 2013.

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Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize

The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary award presented by Rogers Communications and the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of works submitted by publishers.

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Saturday Night (magazine)

Saturday Night was a Canadian general interest magazine.

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Silent Light

Silent Light (Plautdietsch: Stellet Licht; Luz silenciosa) is a 2007 film written and directed by Carlos Reygadas.

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Steinbach, Manitoba

Steinbach is a city located about 58 km south-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, or just the Leacock Medal) is an annual literary award presented for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer, published or self-published in the previous year.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

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This American Life

This American Life (TAL) is an American weekly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass.

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Turnstone Press

Turnstone Press is a Canadian literary publisher founded in 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Ukraine

Ukraine (Ukrayina), sometimes called the Ukraine, is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast; Belarus to the northwest; Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.

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University of King's College

The University of King's College, established in 1789, is in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba (U of M, UMN, or UMB) is a public university in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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Wellcome Book Prize

Wellcome Book Prize is an annual British literary award sponsored by Wellcome Trust.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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WireTap (radio program)

WireTap was a half-hour-long radio show which aired on CBC Radio One Saturday afternoons at 3:30 pm, and Thursday evenings at 11:30 pm.

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Women's Prize for Fiction

The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014-2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes.

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Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award

The Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Award is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to an established Canadian author to honour their body of work.

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Writers' Trust of Canada

The Writers' Trust of Canada, or La Société d'encouragement aux écrivains du Canada, is a charitable organization which provides financial support to Canadian writers.

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1843 (magazine)

1843 (formerly Intelligent Life) is a bi-monthly cultural magazine published by the Economist Group.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Toews

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