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1961 Governor General's Awards ...
Each winner of the 1961 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: Malcolm Lowry, ''Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place'' Poetry or Drama: Robert Finch, ''Acis in Oxford'' Non-Fiction: T. A. Goudge, ''The Ascent of Life'' French Language Fiction: Yves Thériault, ''Ashini'' Non-Fiction: Jean Le Moyne, ''Convergences'' {{GovernorGeneralsAwards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal instrument for funding public arts, as well as for fostering and promoting the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Canada Council fulfills its mandate primarily through providing grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in dance, interdisciplinary art, media arts, music, opera, theatre, writing, publishing, and the visual arts. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Public L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Lowry
Clarence Malcolm Lowry (; 28 July 1909 – 26 June 1957) was an English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel ''Under the Volcano'', which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list."Malcolm Lowry" '''', 9 April 2008. Biography Early years in England Lowry was born in New Brighton, Wirral, the fourth son of Evelyn Boden ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Finch (poet)
Robert Duer Claydon Finch (May 14, 1900 – June 11, 1995) was a Canadian poet and academic. He twice won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, for his poetry.Robert Finch" Online Guide to Writing in Canada. Web, Mar. 17, 2011. Life Born in Freeport, Long Island, New York, Finch was educated at the University of Toronto and the Sorbonne. He was a professor of French at the University of Toronto for four decades (1928–1968), and an expert on French poetry.E.D. Blodgett,Finch, Robert Duer Claydon" ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 773. Writing ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' calls Finch "one of Canada's modernists" in poetry. It adds: "His work, deeply imbued with the classical tradition, is characterized by an intense care for form and graced by a rare subtlety and elegance." Finch began writing poetry in the early 1920s; "like most of the Canadian Modernists, he wrote much of his best known poetry in the 1930s, when the Depression prec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Thériault
Yves Thériault, OC (November 27, 1915 – October 20, 1983) was a Canadian author. He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore (Nadeau) Thériault. On April 21, 1942, he married Germaine Blanchet, with whom he had two children, Marie-José and Yves-Michel. As a child he dropped out of school at the age of 15, holding many miscellaneous jobs until he became a known writer. Perhaps his best-known work is '' Agaguk'', a story of cultural conflict between Inuit and white men, published in 1958. In 1975, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "one of the most prolific writers and best-known novelists in Canada". He was a member of the Canadian Authors Association, the International PEN Club, , and Selected works *''Contes pour un homme seul'' - 1944 *''La Fille Laide''- 1950 *''Le Dompteur d'ours'' - 1950 *''Les Vendeurs du Temple'' - 1953 *''Aaron'' - 1954, reprinted for Paris distribution in 1956. *''Agaguk'' - 1958, printed for Paris distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Le Moyne
Jean Le Moyne, (February 17, 1913 – April 1, 1996) was a Canadian journalist, researcher, screenwriter and senator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1961 he wrote ''Convergences'', winner of the 1961 Governor General's Award for French non-fiction. He won the Molson Prize in 1968. On December 23, 1982 he was appointed to the Senate at the recommendation of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday on February 17, 1988. He sat as a Liberal. In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his important contribution to Canadian humanities". References Further reading * Quesnel, C. (2015). Rencontre de Jean Le Moyne, le mauvais contemporain. (PhD dissertation), Université McGill, Montréal * Thibault, G., & Hayward, M. (2014)Jean Le Moyne’s Itinéraire mécanologique: Machine Poetics, Reverie, and Technological Humanism Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Awards
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction; he created the Governor General's Literary Award with two award categories. Successive governors general have followed suit, establishing an award for whichever endeavour they personally found important. Only Adrienne Clarkson created three Governor General's Awards: the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Governor General's Northern Medal, and the Governor General's Medal in Architecture (though this was effectively a continuation of the Massey Medal, first established in 1950). Governor General's Literary Awards Inaugurated in 1937 for 1936 publications in two categories, the Governor General's Literary Awards have become one of Canada's most prestigious p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 In Canada
Events from the year 1961 in Canada. Incumbents Crown * List of Canadian monarchs, Monarch – Elizabeth II Federal government * Governor General of Canada, Governor General – Georges Vanier * Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister – John Diefenbaker * Chief Justice of Canada, Chief Justice – Patrick Kerwin (Ontario) * Parliament of Canada, Parliament – 24th Canadian Parliament, 24th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John Percy Page *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – George Pearkes *Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Errick Willis *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Joseph Leonard O'Brien *Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Campbell Leonard Macpherson *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Edward Chester Plow *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Keiller MacKay *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frederick Walter Hyndman *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Onésime G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
