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'''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. |
'''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. |
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Wiebe is regarded as one the pioneers of humorous Mennonite writing in English and is known for his incorporation of [[Plautdietsch]] words within his English texts.<ref>{{cite books |author=Loewen, Harry |title= "Literature, North American Mennonite (1950-1985)"|publisher=The Mennonite Encyclopedia Vol. 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 |
Wiebe is regarded as one the pioneers of humorous Mennonite writing in English and is known for his incorporation of [[Plautdietsch]] words within his English texts.<ref>{{cite books |author=Loewen, Harry |title= "Literature, North American Mennonite (1950-1985)"|publisher=The Mennonite Encyclopedia Vol. 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. |
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His novel ''Tatsea'', is a work of historic fiction, which diverges |
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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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 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. |
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Armin Wiebe | |
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| Born | June 17, 1948 Altona, Manitoba |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba University of Winnipeg |
| Period | 1980s-present |
| Notable works | The Salvation of Yasch Siemens, Tatsea |
| Website | |
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Armin Wiebe is an award-winning Canadian writer of Russian Mennonite-descent born in Altona, Manitoba, best known for his humorous novels about Mennonites.
Wiebe is regarded as one the pioneers of humorous Mennonite writing in English and is known for his incorporation of Plautdietsch words within his English texts.[1] 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.
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.
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.
Bibliography
- Salvation Of Yasch Siemens (1984)
- Murder in Gutenthal (1991)
- Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst (1995)
- Tatsea (2003)
- Armin's Shorts (2015)
- Grandmother, Laughing (2017)
External links
- Official site
- Writers Union: Armin Wiebe
- Turnstone Press: AOTM: Armin Wiebe
- Winnipeg Free Press: A play they'll enjoy, Manitobans will
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- [2] Grandmother, Laughing Book Trailer
References
- ^ Loewen, Harry (1990). "Literature, North American Mennonite (1950-1985)". The Mennonite Encyclopedia Vol. 5.
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