Gillian Adamson
Gillian (Gil) Adamson (born January 1, 1961 in North York , Ontario ) is a Canadian writer and poet .
Life
Gil Adamson grew up in the greater Toronto area . She studied anthropology and philosophy at the University of Toronto . In 1985 she began her professional career at Coach House Press as an editorial assistant and publicist . In 1987, Adamson moved to CBC Radio Guide to work as a publishing assistant. She has also worked as a publicist for the Toronto Small Press Book Fair and What! active. In 1991 she published her first own collection of poems, Primitive . The second collection of poems appeared in 2003 under the title Ashland . In addition to short stories, she published the successful novel Outlander in 2007 .
She lives in Toronto , Canada with her husband, freelance editor, poet and cook Kevin Connolly .
Works
Short stories, novels
- 1989: Thud
- 1990: The lakemba
- 1990: Iris
- 1990: The nanny
- 1990: In his hands
- 1992: Swimmers
- 2007: Outlander (Ger. In the distance, the dogs . Bertelsmann, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-10001-1 )
- 2020: Ridgerunner
Short stories
- 1988: We need a modern Galileo (content: The Pope in Saigon, Not quite Japanese, Flames in Eden, We need a modern Galileo, How the West finds you )
- 1993: Salle d'attente
- 1995: Help Me, Jacques Cousteau (German help me, Jacques Cousteau . Bertelsmann, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-570-10072-1 )
- 2008: 5 poets . Together with Roo Borson (folklore) ; Don Domanski (Apocrypha) ; Russell Edson (Myopia) ; C. D. Wright (Re: happiness, in pursuit thereof) and Gil Adamson (The good weather is getting on my nerves)
Poetry
- 1991: Primitive
- 2003: Ashland
Others
- 1997: Mulder it's Me (biography, German Gillian Anderson: Superstar from the X Files . Vgs, Cologne 1997, ISBN 978-3-8025-2501-8 )
Awards
- 2007: Hammett Prize for The Outlander
- 2008: Books in Canada First Novel Award for The Outlander
literature
- Alison Flood: Gil Adamson, out of the wilderness . In: The Guardian . August 4, 2009 ( theguardian.com ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Gillian Adamson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography of Gil Adamson on bookbrowse (accessed February 23, 2020)
- Extensive chat between Gil Adamson and Robert Birnbaum (accessed February 23, 2020)
Evidence, comments
- ↑ Rodger J. Moran: Gillian (Gil) Adamson ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ↑ see Gil Adamson's Writers' Comfort Zones in Powell's Books Blog of May 17, 2010 (accessed February 23, 2020).
- ↑ see Gil Adamson in chat with Robert Birnbaum (English, accessed on February 23, 2020).
- ↑ Review by Jaleh Ojan in Kultura-Extra from February 18, 2013 ( kultura-extra.de ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adamson, Gillian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adamson, Gil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North York , Ontario |