Carol Shields
1935 – 2003 · b. Oak Park · d. Victoria
Canada
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Biography
Carol Ann Shields was an American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada.
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Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1999)No list
- Women's Prize for Fiction (1998)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1995)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (1994)
- Governor General's Award for English-language fiction (1993)No list
- Companion of the Order of CanadaNo list
- Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaNo list
Notable Works
Education
- Hanover College
- University of Exeter
- University of Ottawa
- Oak Park and River Forest High School
