Carol Shields

Details

Instance of

human

Born

2 June 1935

Died

16 July 2003

Place of birth

Oak Park

Place of death

Victoria

Sex or gender

female

Given name

Carol, Ann

Family name

Shields, Warner

Child

Anne Giardini

Field of work

narration

Occupation

poet, novelist, short story writer, writer, university teacher, biographer

Citizenship

Canada, United States

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship, Companion of the Order of Canada, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction

cause of death

breast cancer

educated at

University of Exeter, University of Ottawa, Hanover College, Oak Park and River Forest High School

employer

University of British Columbia, University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba

languages spoken, written or signed

English

manner of death

natural causes

member of

Royal Society of Canada

nominated for

Booker Prize, Booker Prize

notable work

The Stone Diaries, Unless, Larry's Party

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