Byron Rempel (born 1962) is a
Quebec
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-based writer of Dutch Mennonite-descent born in
Steinbach,
Manitoba
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. He has written fiction and non-fiction, including his autobiography "Truth is Naked" in 2005, which was selected by ''
The Globe and Mail
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'' among its 2006 Book of the Year selections. He was a finalist for the
Quebec Writers' Federation Awards
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Mavis Gallant
Mavis Leslie de Trafford Gallant, , née Young (11 August 1922 – 18 February 2014), was a Canadian writer who spent much of her life and career in France. Best known as a short story writer, she also published novels, plays and essays.
Pe ...
Prize twice, for "Truth is Naked" in 2006 and "No Limits" in 2008.
Bibliography
* ''True'' ''Detective'' (1997)
* ''Truth is Naked: All Others Pay Cash'' (2005)
* ''No Limits'' (2007)
* ''Sons and Mothers: Stories From Mennonite Men'' (2015)
* ''The Bodice Ripper'' (2017)
References
Canadian Mennonites
Canadian male novelists
Mennonite writers
Writers from Quebec
Living people
1962 births
Writers from Steinbach, Manitoba
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