Michael Redhill: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →‎External links: recat using AWB
 
(46 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Canadian poet, playwright and novelist}}
'''Michael Redhill''' (born 12 June 1966) is an American-born Canadian [[poet]], [[playwright]] and [[novelist]].<ref name=canenc>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010373 Michael Redhill] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]].</ref> Born in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], Redhill was raised in the metropolitan [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] area. He pursued one year of study at [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]], and then returned to Canada, completing his education at [[York University]] and the [[University of Toronto]]. He was on the editorial board of [[Coach House Press]] from 1993 to 1996, and was the publisher of the Canadian literary magazine ''[[Brick (magazine)|Brick]]'' from 2000 to 2009.
{{infobox poet
| name =Michael Redhill
| image = Michael Redhill - Eden Mills Writers Festival - 2017 (DanH-1389) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Redhill at the [[Eden Mills Writers' Festival]]
| pseudonym = Inger Ash Wolfe
| children = 2
⚫
}}
'''Michael Redhill''' (born 12 June 1966) is an American-born Canadian [[poet]], [[playwright]] and [[novelist]].<ref name=canenc>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michael-redhill/ Michael Redhill] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]</ref> He also writes under the pseudonym '''Inger Ash Wolfe'''.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/11/20/michael-redhill-wins-2017-giller-prize_a_23283634/ "Michael Redhill Wins 2017 Giller Prize"]. ''Canadian Press'', 11/20/2017. Victoria Ahearn</ref>


==Early life and education==
In 2012, he revealed that he is also the author of three novels published under the name '''Inger Ash Wolfe'''.<ref>Michael Redhill, [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-real-inger-ash-wolfe-stands-up/article4444252/ "The real Inger Ash Wolfe stands up"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 27, 2012.</ref>
Redhill was born in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]] and raised in the metropolitan [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] area.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/giller-prize-winner-michael-redhill-on-literature-and-living-in-toronto/article37174572/ "Giller Prize winner Michael Redhill on literature and living in Toronto"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', December 3, 2017</ref> He pursued one year of study at [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]], and then returned to Canada, completing his education at [[York University]] and the [[University of Toronto]].


==Career==
His play, ''Building Jerusalem'', depicts a meeting between [[Karl Pearson]], [[Augusta Stowe-Gullen]], [[Adelaide Hoodless]], and [[Silas Tertius Rand]] on [[New Year's Eve]] night just prior to the 20th century.
Redhill worked on the editorial board of [[Coach House Press]] from 1993 to 1996, and was the publisher of the Canadian literary magazine ''[[Brick (magazine)|Brick]]'' from 2000 to 2009. In 2001 his novel ''[[Martin Sloane]]'' was shortlisted for the [[Giller Prize]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2017/11/20/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-giller-prize.html "Giller prize will help author Michael Redhill make ends meet"]. ''Toronto Star'', Deborah Dundas, Nov. 20, 2017</ref> He won the Giller Prize in 2017 for his novel ''[[Bellevue Square (novel)|Bellevue Square]]''.<ref name="giller">{{cite news| url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/michael-redhill-wins-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.3685275| title=Michael Redhill wins Scotiabank Giller Prize | publisher=[[CTV News]]| date=November 20, 2017| first=Victoria| last=Ahearn}}</ref>

His newest poetry book, ''Twitch Force'', was published in 2019.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/20-works-of-canadian-poetry-to-check-out-in-spring-2019-1.4988169 "20 works of Canadian poetry to check out in spring 2019"]. [[CBC Books]], January 25, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://quillandquire.com/review/twitch-force/ "Twitch Force by Michael Redhill"]. [[Quill & Quire]], April, 2019.</ref>


==Work as Inger Ash Wolfe==
==Work as Inger Ash Wolfe==
The publishers had stated that Ash is "the [[pseudonym]] for a well-known and well-regarded North American literary novelist," after the publication of the first mystery by Wolfe in 2008.<ref>[http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0771088973 Amazon]</ref> The pseudonym was originally to be Inger Wolf until it was recognized that a Danish crime writer already uses that [[Inger Wolf|name]].<ref>Sarah Weinman, [http://www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/2008/02/inger-ash-wolfe.html "Inger Ash Wolfe Responds"], February 6, 2008</ref><ref>[http://scrivenerserror.blogspot.com/2008/01/silent-e.html ''Scrivener's Error''] legal blog</ref>
In 2012, Redhill revealed that he is also the author of novels published under the [[pen name]] '''Inger Ash Wolfe''',<ref>Michael Redhill, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-real-inger-ash-wolfe-stands-up/article4444252/ "The real Inger Ash Wolfe stands up"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', July 27, 2012.</ref> described by the publishers of Wolfe's 2008 mystery as a [[pseudonym]] for a "well-known and well-regarded North American literary novelist". The pseudonym was originally to be Inger Wolf until it was recognized that a Danish crime writer already uses that [[Inger Wolf|name]].<ref>Sarah Weinman, [http://www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/2008/02/inger-ash-wolfe.html "Inger Ash Wolfe Responds"], February 6, 2008</ref>


As Wolfe, Redhill published his first mystery novel ''The Calling'' in 2008, released simultaneously in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. While the book has received good reviews, speculation as to the author's real identity played a large role in many of the reviews. Canadian reviewers suggested [[Linda Spalding]], Michael Redhill, [[Jane Urquhart]] and [[David Adams Richards]], among others.<ref>This list comes from a review by Mary Jo Anderson in ''The Nova Scotian'': "Who is Mystery Writer: Speculation Abounds on ID of 'Inger Ash Wolfe", May 25, 2008. ''See also:'' Vit Wagner, [http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/304278 "Book mystery: Who is Inger Ash Wolfe?: Speculation about identity of crime novel's pseudonymous author creates buzz for forthcoming book"], February 17, 2008, ''Toronto Star''.</ref> American reviewers suggested [[Margaret Atwood]], and [[Farley Mowat]].<ref>Michael Sims, [http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book5-2008may05,1,7760890.story "'The Calling' by Inger Ash Wolfe: A woman detective must unmask and stop a vicious serial killer in rural Canada"], ''LA Times Book Review'', May 5, 2008.</ref> UK critics did not write about the issue.
As Wolfe, Redhill published his first mystery novel ''The Calling'' in 2008, released simultaneously in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. While the book received good reviews, speculation as to the author's real identity played a large role in many of them. Canadian reviewers suggested [[Linda Spalding]], Michael Redhill, [[Jane Urquhart]] and [[David Adams Richards]], among others.<ref>This list comes from a review by Mary Jo Anderson in ''The Nova Scotian'': "Who is Mystery Writer: Speculation Abounds on ID of 'Inger Ash Wolfe", May 25, 2008. ''See also:'' Vit Wagner, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/304278 "Book mystery: Who is Inger Ash Wolfe?: Speculation about identity of crime novel's pseudonymous author creates buzz for forthcoming book"], February 17, 2008, ''Toronto Star''.</ref> American reviewers suggested [[Margaret Atwood]], and [[Farley Mowat]].<ref>Michael Sims, [http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book5-2008may05,1,7760890.story "'The Calling' by Inger Ash Wolfe: A woman detective must unmask and stop a vicious serial killer in rural Canada"], ''LA Times Book Review'', May 5, 2008.</ref> The second novel by Wolfe, ''The Taken,'' was published in 2010. The third, ''A Door in the River,'' was published in 2012. Each of the books features series detective Hazel Micallef. The fourth novel in the series, ''The Night Bell'', was published in 2015. In August 2014, [[The Calling (2014 film)|a film version of ''The Calling'']] was released, starring [[Susan Sarandon]] as Hazel Micallef.

The second novel by Wolfe, ''The Taken,'' was published in 2010. The third, ''A Door in the River,'' was published in 2012. Each of the books features series detective Hazel Micallef. The fourth novel in the series, "The Night Bell" is slated for publication in 2015. In August 2014, a film version of [[The Calling (2014 film)|The Calling]] was released, starring [[Susan Sarandon]] in the title role.


==Publications==
==Publications==

===Poetry===
===Poetry===
* ''Music for Silence'' (self-published, 1985)
* ''Music for Silence'' (self-published, 1985)
Line 21: Line 30:
* ''Asphodel'' (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1997)
* ''Asphodel'' (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1997)
* ''Light-Crossing'' (Toronto: House of Anansi, 2001)
* ''Light-Crossing'' (Toronto: House of Anansi, 2001)
⚫
* ''Twitch Force'' (Toronto: House of Anansi, 2019)


===Fiction===
===Fiction===
* ''[[Martin Sloane]]'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2001)
* ''[[Martin Sloane]]'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2001)
* ''Fidelity'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2003)
* ''Fidelity'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2003)
* ''Consolation'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2006)<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/all-art-is-failed-art-michael-redhill-on-being-comfortable-with-failure-1.4351658 "'All art is failed art.' Michael Redhill on being comfortable with failure"]. ''CBC News'', Ryan B. Patrick · November 20, 2017</ref>
⚫
* ''Consolation'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2006)
* ''[[Bellevue Square (novel)|Bellevue Square]]'' (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2017)


===Fiction as Inger Ash Wolfe===
===Fiction as Inger Ash Wolfe===
Line 31: Line 42:
* ''The Taken'' (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2010)
* ''The Taken'' (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2010)
* ''A Door in the River'' (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2012)
* ''A Door in the River'' (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2012)
* ''The Night Bell'' (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2015)


===Drama===
===Drama===
Line 40: Line 52:
* ''Discord of Flags'' (privately published, 1992) (co-editor)
* ''Discord of Flags'' (privately published, 1992) (co-editor)
* ''Blues and True Conclusions'' (Toronto: House of Anansi, 1996)
* ''Blues and True Conclusions'' (Toronto: House of Anansi, 1996)
* ''Lost Classics'' (Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2000) (edited with [[Esta Spalding]], [[Michael Ondaatje]] and [[Linda Spalding]]) ISBN 0-676-97299-3
* ''Lost Classics'' (Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2000) (edited with [[Esta Spalding]], [[Michael Ondaatje]] and [[Linda Spalding]]) {{ISBN|0-676-97299-3}}


==Awards==
==Awards==

===Building Jerusalem===
===Building Jerusalem===
*Winner of the [[Dora Award]], Best New Play, 2000
*Winner of the [[Dora Award]], Best New Play, 2000
Line 60: Line 71:
*Winner of the [[City of Toronto Book Award]], 2007
*Winner of the [[City of Toronto Book Award]], 2007
*Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2007
*Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2007

===Bellevue Square===
*Won the [[Scotiabank Giller Prize]], 2017


===Other awards===
===Other awards===
Line 65: Line 79:
*Norma Epstein Award for poetry ([[University of Toronto]]), 1990
*Norma Epstein Award for poetry ([[University of Toronto]]), 1990
*The E.J. Pratt Prize for poetry (University of Toronto), 1991
*The E.J. Pratt Prize for poetry (University of Toronto), 1991
*The Carol Tambor Award, for ''Goodness'', 2006
*The [[Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award]], for ''Goodness'', 2006
*Scotsman Fringe First Award, ([[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]), 2006
*Scotsman Fringe First Award, ([[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]), 2006

==Personal life==
Redhill has two sons and lives in Toronto.<ref name="tor411">{{cite news| url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2017/11/23/michael-redhill-had-411-left-in-bank-account-before-giller-prize-cheque.html| title=Michael Redhill had $411 in the bank before depositing $100,000 Giller Prize cheque| first=Brennan| last=Doherty| date=November 23, 2017| newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref>

He had {{CAD|411.46|link=yes}} left in his bank account when he cashed the {{CAD|100000|link=yes}} Giller Prize cheque for ''[[Bellevue Square (novel)|Bellevue Square]]''.<ref name="tor411" />


==References==
==References==
Line 74: Line 93:
*[http://www.brickmag.com Brick, A Literary Journal]
*[http://www.brickmag.com Brick, A Literary Journal]


{{Giller Prize}}
{{Amazon.ca First Novel Award}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Redhill, Michael
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian writer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 12 June 1966
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
⚫
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Redhill, Michael}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Redhill, Michael}}
[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:1966 births]]
Line 90: Line 102:
[[Category:20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]]
⚫
[[Category:20th-century Canadian novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian novelists]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian poets]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian poets]]
[[Category:Canadian male poets]]
[[Category:Canadian male poets]]
[[Category:Canadian male novelists]]
[[Category:Canadian male novelists]]
[[Category:Canadian short story writers]]
[[Category:Canadian male short story writers]]
[[Category:Dora Mavor Moore Award winners]]
[[Category:Dora Mavor Moore Award winners]]
[[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]
[[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]
[[Category:Canadian mystery writers]]
[[Category:Canadian mystery writers]]
[[Category:Canadian male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Canadian male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian short story writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian short story writers]]
⚫
[[Category:20th-century Canadian male writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian male writers]]
[[Category:Amazon.ca First Novel Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 20:55, 12 June 2023

Michael Redhill
Redhill at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival
Redhill at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival
Pen nameInger Ash Wolfe
Children2

Michael Redhill (born 12 June 1966) is an American-born Canadian poet, playwright and novelist.[1] He also writes under the pseudonym Inger Ash Wolfe.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Redhill was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in the metropolitan Toronto, Ontario area.[3] He pursued one year of study at Indiana University, and then returned to Canada, completing his education at York University and the University of Toronto.

Career[edit]

Redhill worked on the editorial board of Coach House Press from 1993 to 1996, and was the publisher of the Canadian literary magazine Brick from 2000 to 2009. In 2001 his novel Martin Sloane was shortlisted for the Giller Prize.[4] He won the Giller Prize in 2017 for his novel Bellevue Square.[5]

His newest poetry book, Twitch Force, was published in 2019.[6][7]

Work as Inger Ash Wolfe[edit]

In 2012, Redhill revealed that he is also the author of novels published under the pen name Inger Ash Wolfe,[8] described by the publishers of Wolfe's 2008 mystery as a pseudonym for a "well-known and well-regarded North American literary novelist". The pseudonym was originally to be Inger Wolf until it was recognized that a Danish crime writer already uses that name.[9]

As Wolfe, Redhill published his first mystery novel The Calling in 2008, released simultaneously in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. While the book received good reviews, speculation as to the author's real identity played a large role in many of them. Canadian reviewers suggested Linda Spalding, Michael Redhill, Jane Urquhart and David Adams Richards, among others.[10] American reviewers suggested Margaret Atwood, and Farley Mowat.[11] The second novel by Wolfe, The Taken, was published in 2010. The third, A Door in the River, was published in 2012. Each of the books features series detective Hazel Micallef. The fourth novel in the series, The Night Bell, was published in 2015. In August 2014, a film version of The Calling was released, starring Susan Sarandon as Hazel Micallef.

Publications[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • Music for Silence (self-published, 1985)
  • Temporary Captives (privately published, 1989)
  • Impromptu Feats of Balance (Don Mills, ON: Wolsak and Wynn, 1990)
  • Lake Nora Arms (Toronto: Coach House, 1993; reissued by House of Anansi, 2001)
  • Asphodel (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1997)
  • Light-Crossing (Toronto: House of Anansi, 2001)
  • Twitch Force (Toronto: House of Anansi, 2019)

Fiction[edit]

  • Martin Sloane (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2001)
  • Fidelity (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2003)
  • Consolation (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2006)[12]
  • Bellevue Square (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2017)

Fiction as Inger Ash Wolfe[edit]

  • The Calling (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008)
  • The Taken (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2010)
  • A Door in the River (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2012)
  • The Night Bell (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2015)

Drama[edit]

  • Heretics (privately published, 1993)
  • Building Jerusalem (Toronto: Playwrights Union Canada, 2001)
  • Goodness (Toronto: Coach House, 2005)

Anthologies[edit]

  • Discord of Flags (privately published, 1992) (co-editor)
  • Blues and True Conclusions (Toronto: House of Anansi, 1996)
  • Lost Classics (Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2000) (edited with Esta Spalding, Michael Ondaatje and Linda Spalding) ISBN 0-676-97299-3

Awards[edit]

Building Jerusalem[edit]

Martin Sloane[edit]

Consolation[edit]

Bellevue Square[edit]

Other awards[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Redhill has two sons and lives in Toronto.[13]

He had CA$411.46 left in his bank account when he cashed the CA$100,000 Giller Prize cheque for Bellevue Square.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Michael Redhill at The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. ^ "Michael Redhill Wins 2017 Giller Prize". Canadian Press, 11/20/2017. Victoria Ahearn
  3. ^ "Giller Prize winner Michael Redhill on literature and living in Toronto". The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2017
  4. ^ "Giller prize will help author Michael Redhill make ends meet". Toronto Star, Deborah Dundas, Nov. 20, 2017
  5. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (November 20, 2017). "Michael Redhill wins Scotiabank Giller Prize". CTV News.
  6. ^ "20 works of Canadian poetry to check out in spring 2019". CBC Books, January 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Twitch Force by Michael Redhill". Quill & Quire, April, 2019.
  8. ^ Michael Redhill, "The real Inger Ash Wolfe stands up". The Globe and Mail, July 27, 2012.
  9. ^ Sarah Weinman, "Inger Ash Wolfe Responds", February 6, 2008
  10. ^ This list comes from a review by Mary Jo Anderson in The Nova Scotian: "Who is Mystery Writer: Speculation Abounds on ID of 'Inger Ash Wolfe", May 25, 2008. See also: Vit Wagner, "Book mystery: Who is Inger Ash Wolfe?: Speculation about identity of crime novel's pseudonymous author creates buzz for forthcoming book", February 17, 2008, Toronto Star.
  11. ^ Michael Sims, "'The Calling' by Inger Ash Wolfe: A woman detective must unmask and stop a vicious serial killer in rural Canada", LA Times Book Review, May 5, 2008.
  12. ^ "'All art is failed art.' Michael Redhill on being comfortable with failure". CBC News, Ryan B. Patrick · November 20, 2017
  13. ^ a b Doherty, Brennan (November 23, 2017). "Michael Redhill had $411 in the bank before depositing $100,000 Giller Prize cheque". Toronto Star.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Redhill&oldid=1159835433"