Joseph Boyden
Canadian writer · Canada · On the map · Writers · Born 1966 · age 60
Joseph Boyden is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is best known for writing about First Nations culture. Three Day Road, a novel about two Cree soldiers serving in the Canadian military during World War I, was inspired by Ojibwa Francis Pegahmagabow, the legendary First World War sniper.
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Joseph Boyden's second novel, Through Black Spruce, follows the story of Will, son of one of the characters in Three Day Road. The third novel in the Bird family trilogy was published in 2013 as The Orenda.
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Austin ClarkeBoth received Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
Anne MichaelsBoth received Giller Prize
Lawrence HillBoth received Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
Paulette JilesBoth received Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize