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Gail Anderson-Dargatz has 2 past events. (show) Gail Anderson-Dargatz Gail Anderson-Dargatz reads from see description. 7:00pm-8:30pm Join internationally acclaimed and best-selling author Gail Anderson-Dargatz at the Chilliwack Library for an evening of literary stimulation. Gail is the author of The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Recipe for Bees, both bestsellers and finalists for the prestigious Giller Prize, and more recently, Turtle Valley. Quill and Quire observes that "Gail Anderson-Dargatz writes lovely novels about unlovely people: unlovely people who grow beautiful under her compassionate, masterful, sly authorial gaze." Book clubs and the general public are in for a special evening! (starfishian)… (more) Gail Anderson-Dargatz Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Turtle Valley. " The Boston Globe coined the phrase “Pacific Northwest Gothic” in describing the writing style of Gail Anderson- Dargatz, and because of a tendency toward magic realism it has also been referred to as “Margaret Laurence meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez.” Labels aside, though, it is her ability to draw on pieces of her own life and environment, as well as a natural talent for narrative, that has made her a unique voice in modern literature and resulted in a string of award-winning, bestselling novels. Her breakout novel, The Cure for Death By Lightning, and its follow-up, A Recipe For Bees, were both nominees for the Giller Prize with the former winning the BC Book Prize and the VanCity Prize. A Rhinestone Button was a national bestseller, and her latest, Turtle Valley (Knopf Canada, 2007), set against the backdrop of the1998 forest fire that threatened to engulf her hometown of Salmon Arm in BC’s Shuswap region, appears set to extend her winning streak." (christiguc)… (more)
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | Gail Anderson-Dargatz, whose fictional style has been coined as “Pacific Northwest Gothic” by the Boston Globe, has been published worldwide in English and in many other languages. A Recipe for Bees and The Cure for Death by Lighting were international bestsellers, and were both finalists for the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada. The Cure for Death by Lightning won the UK’s Betty Trask Prize among other awards. A Rhinestone Button was a national bestseller in Canada and her first book, The Miss Hereford Stories, was short-listed for the Leacock Award for humour. She currently teaches fiction in the creative writing MFA program at the University of British Columbia, and lives in the Shuswap, the landscape found in so much of her writing.  | |
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Related people/charactersImprove this authorCombine/separate worksAuthor divisionGail Anderson-Dargatz is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. IncludesGail Anderson-Dargatz is composed of 7 names. You can examine and separate out names. Combine with…
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