Jane Urquhart Writer

Jane Urquhart, Order of Canada OC (born June 21, 1949) is a Canadian novelist and poet born in Little Long Lac, Ontario. She is the internationally acclaimed author of seven award-winning novels, three books of poetry and numerous short stories. As a novelist, Urquhart is well known for her evocative style which blends history with the present day. Her first novel, The Whirlpool (published 1986), gained her international recognition when she became the first Canadian to win France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (Best Foreign Book Award). Her subsequent novels were even more successful. Away, published in 1993, won the Trillium Award and was a national bestseller. In 1997, her fourth novel, The Underpainter, won the Governor General's Literary Award.

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Birth date	June 21, 1949
Citizenship	Canada
Spouse	Tony Urquhart

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award	International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Order of Canada Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger Marian Engel Award Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
notable work	The Stone Carvers The Underpainter