Robert Kroetsch

Robert Kroetsch, OC (June 26, 1927 – June 21, 2011)[1] 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 an influential figure in Canada in introducing ideas about postmodernism.[2]

He was born in Heisler, Alberta.[2] He began his academic career at Binghamton University (State University of New York); after returning to Canada in the mid-1970s he taught at the University of Manitoba. Kroetsch spent several years in Victoria, 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.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Robert Kroetsch, acclaimed Canadian author, dies in Alberta crash". The Globe and Mail, June 22, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Robert Kroetsch's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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