Claire Holden Rothman
| Claire Holden Rothman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Claire Rothman 1958 Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | novelist, short stories, translator |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | The Heart Specialist, My October |
| Spouse | Arthur Holden |
Claire Holden Rothman is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and translator.[1] She has published two novels and two short story collections.
Her first novel, The Heart Specialist, was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2009,[2] and her second, My October, was a longlisted nominee for the same prize in 2014[3] and a shortlisted finalist for Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[4] She won the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1994 for The Influence of a Book, her 1993 translation of Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé's 1837 novel L'influence d'un livre.[5]
She resides in Westmount, Quebec with actor and writer Arthur Holden.[1]
Works
- Salad Days (1990, short stories)
- Black Tulips (1999, short stories)
- The Heart Specialist (2009, novel)
- My October (2014, novel)
References
- 1 2 "The revolution comes home". The Gazette, August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Margaret Atwood, Anne Michaels make Scotiabank Giller Prize long list". CP24, September 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Giller Prize money doubles to $140,000". Toronto Star, September 16, 2014.
- ↑ "The Governor General's Literary Awards 2014: The finalists". CBC Books, October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Author series offers a mixed bag for book lovers". Le Courrier de Portneuf, October 19, 2009.
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