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'''Armin Wiebe''' (born 17 June 1948) is a Canadian writer from [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]], best known for his humorous novels about [[Mennonites]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mennonites not funny?|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/mennonites-not-funny-well-youre-wearing-pants-119386559.html|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}</ref> Wiebe is regarded as one of the pioneers of humorous [[Mennonite literature|Mennonite writing]] in English and is known for his incorporation of [[Plautdietsch]] words within his English texts.<ref>
'''Armin Wiebe''' is an award-winning Canadian writer of [[Russian Mennonite]] descent born in [[Altona, Manitoba|Altona]], [[Manitoba]], best known for his humorous novels about Mennonites.
{{cite encyclopedia |author=Loewen, Harry |title=Literature, North American Mennonite (1950–1985) |encyclopedia=The Mennonite Encyclopedia |volume=5 |date=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Dialect Literature and Speech, Low German|encyclopedia=The Mennonite Encyclopedia|date=1990|author=Al Reimer}}</ref>


==Career==
Wiebe is regarded as one the pioneers of humorous [[Mennonite literature|Mennonite writing]] in English and is known for his incorporation of [[Plautdietsch]] words within his English texts.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author=Loewen, Harry |title=Literature, North American Mennonite (1950–1985) |encyclopedia=The Mennonite Encyclopedia |volume=Volume 5 |date=1990}}</ref> Beginning with ''[[The Salvation of Yasch Siemens]]'', which was shortlisted for the [[Stephen Leacock Award]] for Humour in 1984, Wiebe has published several humorous novels about Mennonites. He followed up this book with ''Murder in Gutenthal'' and ''The Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst'', all published by [[Turnstone Press]]. Wiebe has also written plays and short stories about Mennonites and has published a collection of short stories entitled "Armin's Shorts'. His stage play ''The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz'' premiered to sold-out houses at [[Theatre Projects Manitoba]] in April 2011. 'Wine and Little Breads' received an Honourable Mention in the 2019 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition sponsored by Queen's University's Dan School of Drama and Music.


Beginning with ''[[The Salvation of Yasch Siemens]]'', which was shortlisted for the [[Stephen Leacock Award]] for Humour in 1984, Wiebe has published several humorous novels about Mennonites. He followed up this book with ''Murder in Gutenthal'' and ''The Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst'', all published by [[Turnstone Press]].
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His novel ''Tatsea'' is a work of historic fiction, which diverges significantly from his Mennonite writing, and depicts the [[Dogrib]] people of the Canadian Subarctic in the 1700s. The book won both the [[McNally Robinson]] Book of the Year Award and the [[Margaret Laurence]] Award for Fiction in 2003.


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His novel ''Tatsea'' is a work of historic fiction, which diverges significantly from his Mennonite writing, and depicts the [[Dogrib]] people of the Canadian Subarctic in the 1700s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tatsea|publisher=Journal of Mennonite Studies|date=2005}}</ref> The book won both the [[McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award]] and the [[Margaret Laurence]] Award for Fiction in 2003.
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Wiebe holds degrees from the [[University of Manitoba]] and the [[University of Winnipeg]] and taught creative writing at [[Red River College]] in [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba for twelve years.

Wiebe has also written plays and short stories about Mennonites and has published a collection of short stories entitled "Armin's Shorts'. His stage play ''The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz'' premiered to sold-out houses at [[Theatre Projects Manitoba]] in April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home is where the art is|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/home-is-where-the-art-is-281412531.html|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}</ref> 'Wine and Little Breads' received an Honourable Mention in the 2019 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition sponsored by Queen's University's Dan School of Drama and Music.

==Personal==

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Wiebe is of [[Russian Mennonite]] descent and was born [[Altona, Manitoba|Altona]], [[Manitoba]] in 1948. He lives in [[Winnipeg]] and holds degrees from the [[University of Manitoba]] and the [[University of Winnipeg]] and taught creative writing at [[Red River College]] in Winnipeg for twelve years.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Salvation of Yasch Siemens]]'' (1984)
* ''[[The Salvation of Yasch Siemens]]'' (1984)
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**''The Salvation of Yasch Siemens 35th Anniversary Turnstone Selects Edition (2019)
* ''Murder in Gutenthal'' (1991)
* ''Murder in Gutenthal'' (1991)
* ''Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst'' (1995)
* ''Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst'' (1995)
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* ''Armin's Shorts'' (2015)
* ''Armin's Shorts'' (2015)
* ''Grandmother, Laughing'' (2017)
* ''Grandmother, Laughing'' (2017)
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* ''The Salvation of Yasch Siemens'', Turnstone Selects, Afterword by Nathan Dueck (2019)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.arminwiebe.ca Official site]
* [http://www.arminwiebe.ca Official site]
* [http://www.writersunion.ca/member/armin-wiebe Writers Union: Armin Wiebe]
* [http://www.turnstonepress.com/aotm-author-of-the-month/aotm-armin-wiebe.html Turnstone Press: AOTM: Armin Wiebe]
* [http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/a-play-theyll-enjoy-manitobans-will-119526554.html Winnipeg Free Press: ''A play they'll enjoy, Manitobans will'']
* Joff Schmidt, [http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/scene/theatre/2011/04/07/theatre-review-moonlight-sonata-more-here/ {{"'}}Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz' brings Mennonites gone wild(ish) to the stage"]{{Dead link|date=October 2019}} [https://theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca/theatre-review-moonlight-sonata-of-beethoven-blatz-brings-mennonites-gone-wildish-to-the-stage/ Summary]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6wF7kWUMAc Grandmother, Laughing Book Trailer]



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Latest revision as of 18:23, 20 March 2023

Armin Wiebe
Born (1948-06-17) June 17, 1948 (age 75)
Altona, Manitoba
Occupationnovelist
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
University of Winnipeg
Period1980s–present
Notable worksThe Salvation of Yasch Siemens, Tatsea
Website
arminwiebe.ca

Armin Wiebe (born 17 June 1948) is a Canadian writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, best known for his humorous novels about Mennonites.[1] Wiebe is regarded as one of the pioneers of humorous Mennonite writing in English and is known for his incorporation of Plautdietsch words within his English texts.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Beginning with The Salvation of Yasch Siemens, which was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour in 1984, Wiebe has published several humorous novels about Mennonites. He followed up this book with Murder in Gutenthal and The Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst, all published by Turnstone Press.

His novel Tatsea is a work of historic fiction, which diverges significantly from his Mennonite writing, and depicts the Dogrib people of the Canadian Subarctic in the 1700s.[4] The book won both the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction in 2003.

Wiebe has also written plays and short stories about Mennonites and has published a collection of short stories entitled "Armin's Shorts'. His stage play The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz premiered to sold-out houses at Theatre Projects Manitoba in April 2011.[5] 'Wine and Little Breads' received an Honourable Mention in the 2019 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition sponsored by Queen's University's Dan School of Drama and Music.

Personal[edit]

Wiebe is of Russian Mennonite descent and was born Altona, Manitoba in 1948. He lives in Winnipeg and holds degrees from the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg and taught creative writing at Red River College in Winnipeg for twelve years.

Bibliography[edit]

  • The Salvation of Yasch Siemens (1984)
    • The Salvation of Yasch Siemens 35th Anniversary Turnstone Selects Edition (2019)
  • Murder in Gutenthal (1991)
  • Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst (1995)
  • Tatsea (2003)
  • The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz (2011)
  • Armin's Shorts (2015)
  • Grandmother, Laughing (2017)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mennonites not funny?". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Loewen, Harry (1990). "Literature, North American Mennonite (1950–1985)". The Mennonite Encyclopedia. Vol. 5.
  3. ^ Al Reimer (1990). "Dialect Literature and Speech, Low German". The Mennonite Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ "Tatsea". Journal of Mennonite Studies. 2005.
  5. ^ "Home is where the art is". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

External links[edit]

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