Ronald Wright
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 Ronald Wright in an undated promotional photograph.[1]
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| Born | 1948 London, England |
| Occupation | writer, historian |
Ronald Wright (born 1948, London, England) is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times. His first novel, A Scientific Romance, won the 1997 David Higham Prize for Fiction and was chosen a book of the year by the Globe and Mail, the Sunday Times, and the New York Times.
Wright was selected to give the 2004 Massey Lectures. His contribution, A Short History of Progress, looks at the modern human predicament in light of the 10,000-year experiment with civilization. In it he concludes that human civilization, to survive, would need to become environmentally sustainable, with specific reference to global warming and climate change.
Ronald Wright is also a frequent contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, and has written and presented documentaries for radio and television on both sides of the Atlantic. He studied archaeology at Cambridge University and later at the University of Calgary, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1996. He lives in British Columbia.
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[edit] Books
- A Short History of Progress, 2004, Anansi Press
- Henderson's Spear, 2002, Vintage Canada
- A Scientific Romance, 1998, Vintage Canada
- Home and Away, 1994, Vintage Canada
- Stolen Continents, 1993, Penguin Books
- Time Among the Maya, 1990, Penguin Books
- On Fiji Islands, 1986, Penguin Books
- Cut Stones and Crossroads: A Journey in Peru, 1984, Penguin Books
[edit] Awards
- Winner of The David Higham Fiction Prize for A Scientific Romance.
- Sunday Times (UK) Book of the Year, for A Scientific Romance, 1998.
- Globe and Mail Editor's Choice, for A Scientific Romance, 1995.
- Honourary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1996.
- Gordon Montador Award, for Stolen Continents, 1993.
- Author of the Year, CBA, nominated, for Stolen Continents, 1992.
- CBC Literary Award, for "Going to the Wall", 1991.
- Shortlisted, Trillium Book Award, for Time Among the Maya, 1990.
- Canadian Science Writers' Association Award, for "The Lamanai Enigma," 1986.
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[edit] External link
- 50 Minute MP3 on The Origins of Man contains, after a permaculture segment, the first of his series of the five 2004 Massey Lectures on A Short History of Progress
