Robert Kroetsch
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Robert Kroetsch, OC
(June 26, 1927 – June 21, 2011) was a Canadian
novelist, poet
and non-fiction writer. In his fiction and critical essays, as well as in the journal he co-founded, Boundary 2, he was the single most influential figure in Canada in introducing ideas about postmodernism
.
He was born in Heisler, Alberta
. He began his academic career at Binghamton University
; after returning to Canada in the mid-1970s he taught at the University of Manitoba
. Kroetsch spent several years in Vancouver, British Columbia, before returning to Winnipeg, then to retirement in Alberta, where he continued to write. In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
(June 26, 1927 – June 21, 2011) was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and non-fiction writer. In his fiction and critical essays, as well as in the journal he co-founded, Boundary 2, he was the single most influential figure in Canada in introducing ideas about postmodernism
Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
.
He was born in Heisler, Alberta
Heisler, Alberta
Heisler is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 23 km south of Daysland and 20 km north of Forestburg.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Heisler according to its 2010 municipal census is 150....
. He began his academic career at Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
; after returning to Canada in the mid-1970s he taught at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
. Kroetsch spent several years in Vancouver, British Columbia, before returning to Winnipeg, then to retirement in Alberta, where he continued to write. In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
.
Novels
- But We Are Exiles - 1965
- The Words of My Roaring - 1966
- The Studhorse Man - 1969 (winner of the 1969 Governor General's Award for Fiction1969 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1969 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:Fiction: Robert Kroetsch, The Studhorse Man...
) - Gone Indian - 1973
- Badlands - 1975
- What the Crow Said - 1978
- Alibi - 1983
- The Puppeteer - 1992
- The Man from the Creeks - 1998
Poetry
- The Stone Hammer Poems - 1975
- The Ledger - 1975
- Seed Catalogue - 1977
- The Sad Phoenician - 1979
- The Criminal Intensities of Love as Paradise - 1981
- Field Notes: Collected Poems - 1981
- Advice to My Friends - 1985
- Excerpts from the Real Worlds: A Prose Poem in Ten Parts - 1986
- Completed Field Notes: The Long Poems of Robert Kroetsch - 1989
- The Hornbooks of Rita K - 2001 (nominated for a Governor General's Award2001 Governor General's AwardsThe 2001 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 14. Each winner received a cheque for $15,000.-Fiction:*Richard B...
) - The Snowbird Poems - 2004
- Too Bad: Sketches Toward a Self-Portrait - 2010
- I'm Getting Old Now- unknown
Other
- Alberta - 1968
- The Crow Journals - 1980
- Labyrinths of Voice: Conversations with Robert Kroetsch - 1982
- Letter to Salonika - 1983
- The Lovely Treachery of Words: Essays Selected and New - 1989
- A Likely Story: The Writing Life - 1995
- Abundance: The Mackie House Conversations about the Writing Life - 2007 (with John Lent)