Cordelia Strube
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Cordelia Strube is a Canadian
playwright and novelist.
Raised in Montreal
, Quebec
, Strube began her career as an actor. After winning a CBC Literary Award for her first radio play, Mortal, she wrote nine more radio plays for CBC Radio
before publishing her debut novel
, Alex & Zee, in 1994. The novel was a shortlisted nominee for the Books in Canada First Novel Award
. Her third novel, Teaching Pigs to Sing, was a nominee for the English language fiction
award in the 1996 Governor General's Awards
.
Her most recent novel Lemon was named to the longlist for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize
and shortlisted for the 2010 Trillium Book Award.
Canada
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playwright and novelist.
Raised in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Strube began her career as an actor. After winning a CBC Literary Award for her first radio play, Mortal, she wrote nine more radio plays for CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
before publishing her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, Alex & Zee, in 1994. The novel was a shortlisted nominee for the Books in Canada First Novel Award
Books in Canada First Novel Award
The Amazon.ca First Novel Award, formerly the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a literary award given annually to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada. It has been awarded since 1976....
. Her third novel, Teaching Pigs to Sing, was a nominee for the English language fiction
Governor General's Award for English language fiction
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English language fiction.-1930s:*1936: Bertram Brooker, Think of the Earth*1937: Laura Salverson, The Dark Weaver*1938: Gwethalyn Graham, Swiss Sonata...
award in the 1996 Governor General's Awards
1996 Governor General's Awards
The 1996 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on November 14, 1996.-English Language:FictionWinner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's BoyOther Finalists:*Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace...
.
Her most recent novel Lemon was named to the longlist for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, or Giller Prize, is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries...
and shortlisted for the 2010 Trillium Book Award.
Novels
- Alex & Zee (1994)
- Milton's Elements (1995)
- Teaching Pigs to Sing (1996)
- Dr. Kalbfleisch and the Chicken Restaurant (1997)
- The Barking Dog (2000)
- Blind Night (2004)
- Planet Reese (2007)
- Lemon (2009)
Plays
- Fine (1985)
- Mortal (1986)
- Shape (1987)
- Scar Tissue (1987)
- Attached (1988)
- Caught in the Intersection (1988)
- Marshmallow (1988)
- Mid-Air (1989)
- Absconder (1989)
- On the Beach (1989)
- Past Due (1989)