Robert Hough is a Canadian author. Hough graduated from

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in 1985. Following a career as a

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magazine journalist, Hough published his first novel titled ''The Final Confession of Mabel Stark'', in 2001.

Published works

* ''The Final Confession of Mabel Stark'' (2001). Toronto:

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. . A novel about female-tiger trainer Mabel Stark, it was published in fifteen countries in a dozen languages. It was nominated for the

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and The

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. * ''The Stowaway'' (2004). Toronto: Random House of Canada. . Published internationally, it was listed on ''

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s Top Ten Books of the Year and was nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award. * '' The Culprits'' (2007). Toronto: Random House of Canada. . A

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about global warfare, the novel was nominated for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and The Trillium Award. * '' Dr. Brinkley's Tower'' (2012) Toronto: House of Anansi. . The story of a charlatan's construction of a million-watt radio tower in a small Mexican community, the novel functions as a satire on imperialism and American intervention. It was nominated for the Governor General's Award, and long-listed for the Giller Prize. * ''The Man Who Saved Henry Morgan'' (2015) Toronto: House of Anansi. An illiterate board game hustler forms an unlikely friendship with the famous privateer, Henry Morgan. It was nominated for the Trillium Award.

References

External links

Robert Hough's official website

Random House Canada
publishers

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hough, Robert Living people Canadian male novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people)