Bonnie Burnard
Bonnie Burnard (January 15, 1945 – March 4, 2017) was a Canadian short story writer and novelist, best known for her 1999 novel, A Good House, which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Bonnie Burnard | |
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| Born | Bonita Amelia Huctwith January 15, 1945 Petrolia, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 4, 2017 (aged 72) London, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist & Short story writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
| Notable works | A Good House |
| Notable awards | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (1989) Marian Engel Award (1995) Scotiabank Giller Prize (1999) |
Born in Petrolia, Ontario, she grew up in Forest, Ontario, and moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, in the late 1970s. In the early 1990s she returned to Southwestern Ontario, and was a resident of London, Ontario, where she died on March 4, 2017.
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