Ann Diamond
Ann Diamond (born 11 April 1951 in Montreal)[1] is a Canadian poet, short story writer, and novelist.
Ann Diamond | |
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| Born | April 11, 1951 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Concordia University
Goddard College |
| Genre | Poetry, Fiction |
| Notable awards | Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (1994) |
| Website | |
| anndiamond | |
Biography
Diamond was born 11 April 1951 in Montreal.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University before studying creative writing at Goddard College.[1]
Diamond's first book, Lil, was published in 1977. Her second book, A Nun's Diary, was adapted for theatre by Robert LePage (retitled Echo)[1] and presented in Montreal and Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille.[2] Her third book of poetry, Terrorist Letters, was published in 1992.
Expanding beyond poetry, Diamond released her first novel, Mona's Dance, in 1989, followed by her short story collections Snakebite in 1989 and Evil Eye in 1991. Her narrative style has been called "distinctive" as it "blur[s] ... realism and surrealism";[1] her fiction also tends to "feature female characters burdened by painful relationships."[1] Evil Eye went one to win the 1994 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction.[3] In 2000, Diamond released Dead White Males, followed by Static Control in 2006.
In 2006, Diamond published a memoir, My Cold War, discussing "her childhood experiences in Montréal as an unwitting participant in secret mind-control experiments, allegedly sponsored by the American CIA."[1] The book was republished under the title A Certain Girl in 2011.
In 2014, Diamond published The Man Next Door about her friend and neighbour Leonard Cohen.[4]
Selected works
Poetry
- Lil (1977)
- A Nun's Diary (1984)
- Terrorist Letters (1992)
Short story collections
- Snakebite (1989)
- Evil Eye (1991) (winner of the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction)[3]
- Short Tales from Guyana to New York (2014)
- The Pink Pearl (2018)
- The Search Is Over (2023)
Novels
- Mona's Dance (1989)
- Dead White Males (2000)
- Static Control (2006)
Memoir
- My Cold War (2006), republished as A Certain Girl in 2011
See also
References
- Boyd, Colin (2013-12-16). "Ann Diamond". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- Koustas, Jane (2016). Robert Lepage on the Toronto Stage: Language, Identity, Nation. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-4675-2.
- "The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction". Quebec Writers' Federation. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- MacLeod, Meredith (2016-11-11). "Music experts reflect on legacy of Leonard Cohen, 'a national treasure'". CTVNews. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2023-05-22.