Dan Vyleta is a German–Canadian writer, whose novel ''The Crooked Maid'' was shortlisted for the 2013

Scotiabank Giller Prize The Giller Prize (sponsored as the Scotiabank Giller Prize), is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition be ...

. His first novel ''Pavel & I'' was published in 2008 and translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Czech. His second novel, ''The Quiet Twin'', was a shortlisted nominee for the 2011

Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of works submitted by publishers. A ...

. Both books gathered considerable critical acclaim and were widely reviewed by the Canadian, British and American press. Born and raised in

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in the

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region of Germany to

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expatriate parents,"Through the past, darkly — Dan Vyleta, The Quiet Twin (Interview)"
'' The Varsity'', 21 February 2011 Vyleta attended university in the United Kingdom, studying History as an undergraduate at

Girton College, Cambridge Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the first women's college in Cambridge. In 1948, it was granted full college status ...

before receiving his PhD in the same subject from

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.'Fancy reading a book written by a fellow Girtonian?'
''Girton College''. Retrieved 12 September 2022. In 2007 he moved to Canada when his wife accepted a professorship with the

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. He has taught history, literature and creative writing at a variety of higher educational institutions in Canada, Germany, the United States and the UK. Vyleta is currently teaching creative writing at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. He has published both novels and historical non-fiction work. His academic monograph ''Crime, Jews, and News, Vienna 1895–1914'' (Berghahn 2007) discusses Austrian criminology and anti-Semitism.

Works

*''Crime, Jews, and News, Vienna 1895–1914'' (2006, ) *''Pavel & I'' (2008, ) *''The Quiet Twin'' (2011, ) *''The Crooked Maid'' (2013, ) *''Smoke'' (2016, ) *''Soot'' (2020, ), sequel to ''Smoke''

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Dan Vyleta
1974 births Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century German novelists Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge Alumni of King's College, Cambridge 21st-century Canadian historians Canadian male novelists Canadian people of Czech descent German emigrants to Canada 21st-century German historians German male novelists German people of Czech descent 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male non-fiction writers German male non-fiction writers {{Canada-writer-stub