Claire Holden Rothman

{{Short description|Canadian writer and translator}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Claire Holden Rothman

| image = Claire Holden Rothman.png

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| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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| occupation = Novelist, short stories, translator

| years_active = 2000s-present

| nationality = Canadian

| spouse = Arthur Holden

| notableworks = The Heart Specialist, My October

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Claire Holden Rothman is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, and translator.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/McGillis+revolution+comes+home/10160094/story.html "The revolution comes home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125030811/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/books/McGillis+revolution+comes+home/10160094/story.html |date=2018-11-25 }}. The Gazette, August 29, 2014.

Personal life

Holden Rothman resides in Montreal, Quebec with actor and writer Arthur Holden.

Works

  • Salad Days (1990, short stories)
  • Black Tulips (1999, short stories)
  • The Heart Specialist (2009, novel)
  • My October (2014, novel)
  • Lear's Shadow (2018, novel)

Awards

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!Year

!Award

!Book

!Result

!Ref.

1994

|John Glassco Translation Prize

|The Influence of a Book

|Winner

|[http://www.courrierdeportneuf.com/Arts/Cultural-activities/2009-10-19/article-673473/Author-series-offers-a-mixed-bag-for-book-lovers/1 "Author series offers a mixed bag for book lovers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013002132/http://www.courrierdeportneuf.com/Arts/Cultural-activities/2009-10-19/article-673473/Author-series-offers-a-mixed-bag-for-book-lovers/1|date=2014-10-13}}. Le Courrier de Portneuf, October 19, 2009.

2009

| rowspan="2" |Scotiabank Giller Prize

|The Heart Specialist

|Longlist

|[http://www.cp24.com/margaret-atwood-anne-michaels-make-scotiabank-giller-prize-long-list-1.436499 "Margaret Atwood, Anne Michaels make Scotiabank Giller Prize long list"]. CP24, September 21, 2009.

rowspan="2" |2014

| rowspan="2" |My October

|Longlist

|[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2014/09/16/giller_prize_money_doubles_to_140000.html "Giller Prize money doubles to $140,000"]. Toronto Star, September 16, 2014.

Governor General's Award for English-language fiction

|Shortlist

|[http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/10/governor-generals-literary-awards-2014-the-finalists.html "The Governor General's Literary Awards 2014: The finalists"]. CBC Books, October 7, 2014.

2017

|QWF Cole Foundation Translation Prize

|Sun of a Distant Land / Soleil

|Shortlist

|{{Cite web|title=Claire Holden Rothman|url=http://quebecbooks.qwf.org/authors/view/189|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=QWF Literary Database of Quebec English-language Authors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325171241/http://quebecbooks.qwf.org:80/authors/view/189 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}

2018

|Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature

|Lear's Shadow

|Winner

|{{cite news|author=Balser, Erin|date=October 23, 2019|title=Anne Michaels among winners for $10K Vine Awards for Jewish Canadian literature|website=CBC Books|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/anne-michaels-among-winners-for-10k-vine-awards-for-jewish-canadian-literature-1.5332334}}

References

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