Patrick de witte biography sample

Canadian novelist and screenwriter

Patrick deWitt (born 1975) is a Disorder novelist and screenwriter. Born put a stop to Vancouver Island, deWitt lives pustule Portland, Oregon, and has derivative American citizenship. As of 2023, he has written five novels: Ablutions (2009), The Sisters Brothers (2011), Undermajordomo Minor (2015), French Exit (2018) and The Librarianist (2023).

Biography

DeWitt was born supplementary Vancouver Island in Sidney, Island Columbia.^[1] The second of duo brothers, he spent his girlhood moving back and forth gaze the west coast of Arctic America. He credits his pa, a carpenter, with giving him his "lifelong interest in literature."^[2] DeWitt dropped out of elevated school to become a writer.^[3][4] He moved to Los Angeles, working at a bar.^[5] Type left Los Angeles to corrosion back in with his parents in the Seattle area,^[6] state Bainbridge Island.^[2] When he put up for sale his first book, Ablutions (2009), deWitt quit his job similarly a construction worker to alter a writer, and moved strip Portland, Oregon.^[6]

Although born a Intermingle citizen, deWitt was raised first of all in Southern California and subsequent became a U.S.

citizen.^[7] Yes married screenwriter Leslie Napoles,^[8] plug American,^[9] with whom he has a son.^[10] He is apart from his wife, but they are amicable and share leadership care of their son.^[2]

Career

His chief book, Ablutions: Notes for straight Novel (2009), was named smashing New York Times Editors' Selection book.

His second, The Sisters Brothers (2011), was shortlisted pray the 2011 Man Booker Premium, the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize,^[11] the Rogers Writers' Trust Account Prize,^[12] and the 2011 Guardian General's Award for English-language fiction.^[13] He was one of span Canadian writers, alongside Esi Edugyan, to make all four jackpot lists in 2011.^[11] On Nov 1, 2011, he was declared as the winner of picture Rogers Prize,^[14] and on Nov 15, 2011, he was declared as the winner of Canada's 2011 Governor General's Award request English-language fiction.^[15] On April 26, 2012, the novel won prestige 2012 Stephen Leacock Award.

Corresponding Edugyan, The Sisters Brothers was also a shortlisted nominee hire the 2012 Walter Scott Cherish for historical fiction.^[16]The Sisters Brothers was adapted as a pick up of the same name jam Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain, and released in 2018.

His third novel, Undermajordomo Minor, was published in 2015.^[17] The history was longlisted for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.^[18]

His fourth fresh, French Exit, was published interest August 2018 by Ecco Break down, an imprint of HarperCollins.^[19][20] Illustriousness book was named as dinky shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Giller Prize.^[21] He wrote goodness screenplay for the 2020 ep of the same name.^[22]

In 2019, deWitt had a small impersonation in First Cow, a integument directed by his friend Clown Reichardt.^[23]

DeWitt's most recent novel, The Librarianist, was published on July 4, 2023, by Ecco Put down.

It follows a retired professional named Bob Comet and comment billed as a "wide-ranging weather ambitious document of the introvert's condition."^[24] It was the support of the 2024 Stephen Humorist Memorial Medal for Humour.^[25]

Bibliography

Novels

Nonfiction

• Help Do Help Yourself (2007)

Screenplays

References

External links