| 词条 | Ian McLachlan (writer) |
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| name = Ian McLachlan | birth_name = | image = | birth_date = | alma_mater = St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. | occupation = Playwright, novelist, academic, art collector. | period = 1960 - present | nationality = British | notablework = The Seventh Hexagram }}Ian McLachlan is a Canadian writer and academic who lives in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Best known for his novel The Seventh Hexagram, which was co-winner with Michael Ondaatje's Coming Through Slaughter of the inaugural Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1976[1] and a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1976 Governor General's Awards.[2] After earning a Master of Arts at Oxford University in 1960,[3] McLachlan established the department of comparative literature at the University of Hong Kong before joining the faculty of Trent University in 1970.[3] Before his retirement, McLachlan served as the chair of Cultural Studies department for over 14 years. After The Seventh Hexagram, he published a second novel, Helen in Exile, in 1980.[4] He has been a prominent figure in the arts and culture of Peterborough, Ontario.[3] His activities have included founding the local publishing company Ordinary Press,[3] serving on the boards of the city's Artspace and Union Theatre,[3] and founding and programming for the Canadian Images Film Festival.[3] With the film festival, he was fined in 1983 for screening A Message from Our Sponsor, a documentary film about subliminal advertising, without approval from the Ontario Censor Board.[5] As a playwright, his works have included Pioneer Chainsaw Massacre, Postscript, Lear One/One, Frankenstein Meets the Recession, The Orchard,[6] Doctor Barnardo's Children[7] and Wounded Soldiers.[7] His non-fiction works have included Shanghai 1949 and In the Margins of the Empire: Reading Cambodia. Works
References1. ^"Two writers will share $1,000 prize". Toronto Star, March 29, 1977. 2. ^"Richler and Munro are alive and well between books". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 1977. 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 "Canada's small towns are changing". Toronto Star, January 15, 1987. 4. ^"Feminist novel a heroic achievement". The Globe and Mail, November 6, 1980. 5. ^"Three fined $900 for screening film". The Globe and Mail, March 26, 1983. 6. ^"Drive a little farther and add to your theatre options". The Record, May 21, 1998. 7. ^1 "4th Line Theatre announces 2014 summer lineup". Peterborough This Week, November 1, 2013. External links
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