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Jane Urquhart, OC LL.D (born June 21, 1949) is a Canadian novelist and poet. She is the internationally acclaimed author of seven award-winning novels, three books of poetry and numerous short stories. As a novelist, Urquhart is well known for her evocative style which blends history with the present day. Her first novel, The Whirlpool (published 1986), gained her inter
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Jun 27, 2007 · Jane Urquhart, novelist, poet, short-story writer (b at Little Long Lac, Ont 21 Jun 1949). Educated at Harvergal College in Toronto and the University of Guelph, Jane Urquhart wrote poetry and short fiction before taking up novel writing. She has written three books of poetry, including The Little Flowers of Madame de Montespan (1983), a ...
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Jane Urquhart. Born. in Little Long Lac, Canada. June 21, 1949. Genre. Poetry, Literature & Fiction. edit data. She is the author of seven internationally acclaimed novels entitled, The Whirlpool, Changing Heaven, Away, The Underpainter, The Stone Carvers, A Map of Glass, and Sanctuary Line. The Whirlpool received the French Prix du Meilleur ...
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Not art for art's sake, but at the same time, "it need not be the great big huge work of art either -- just making something: just taking experience, reshaping it and reordering it -- whether that experience be celebratory or terribly tragic -- is redemptive." Jane Urquhart lives in Ontario with her husband, the artist Anthony Urquhart.
Jane Urquhart, OC LL.D is a Canadian novelist and poet. She is the internationally acclaimed author of seven award-winning novels, three books of poetry and numerous short stories. As a novelist, Urquhart is well known for her evocative style which blends history with the present day. Her first novel, The Whirlpool , gained her international recognition when she became the first Canadian to ...
Jane Urquhart, one of Canada’s best loved writers, was born in the north, ( in Little Longlac, Ontario), and grew up in Northumberland County and Toronto. She is the author of seven internationally acclaimed novels: The Whirlpool, which received Le prix du meilleur livre étranger (Best Foreign Book Award) in France; Changing Heaven; Away, winner of the Trillium Award and a finalist for the ...
