| 词条 | Annabel Lyon |
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Annabel Lyon (born 1971) is a Canadian novelist and short-story writer. She has published two collections of short fiction, two young adult novels, and two adult historical novels, The Golden Mean and its sequel, The Sweet Girl. Life and workLyon was born in Brampton, Ontario, north-west of Toronto, but moved to Coquitlam, British Columbia, when she was a year old.[1] She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at Simon Fraser University and an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. In addition, she attended the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law for one year. Lyon published her first book, Oxygen, a collection of stories, in 2000. The Best Thing for You, a collection of three novellas, followed in 2004 and was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Her first novel, The Golden Mean, which imagines the relationship between Alexander the Great and his teacher, Aristotle, was published in 2009. It held the distinction of being the only book nominated that year for all three of Canada's major fiction prizes: the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[2] Of the three, she won the Rogers Prize.[3] The book has been translated into six languages.[4] A sequel, The Sweet Girl, which explores the life of Aristotle's daughter, Pythias, was published in September 2012.[5] She lives in New Westminster, British Columbia, one of 13 cities in Metro Vancouver. BibliographyShort fiction
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References1. ^[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/annabel-lyon-canlits-newest-golden-girl/article1326472/ Annabel Lyon: CanLit's newest golden girl, The Globe and Mail, October 16, 2009] {{Engel/Findley Award}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyon, Annabel}}2. ^[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/annabel-lyon-wins-writers-trust-award/article1376820/ "Annabel Lyon wins Writer's Trust award"]. The Globe and Mail, November 25, 2009. 3. ^[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/annabel-lyon-canlits-newest-golden-girl/article1326472/ "Annabel Lyon: Canlit's Newest Golden Girl"], The Globe and Mail, October 21, 2009. 4. ^Book Browse web site 5. ^[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/the-sweet-girl-aristotles-other-forgotten-child/article4558469/ "The Sweet Girl: Aristotle's Other, Forgotten Child"], The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2012. 11 : 1971 births|21st-century Canadian novelists|Canadian women novelists|Living people|People from Brampton|Writers from Ontario|People from Coquitlam|Writers from British Columbia|Canadian women short story writers|21st-century Canadian women writers|21st-century Canadian short story writers |
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