Keath Fraser (born 25 December 1944) is a Canadian fiction author. He lived in London from 1970 to 1973, where he studied at the University of London and earned his PhD He later taught English in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for five years as a tenured professor. He then stopped teaching to become a full-time author.[1]
Fraser has travelled widely in Asia, Europe, Australia, India and Cambodia, and these experiences have contributed to his work.[1] Fraser edited the books Bad Trips (1991) and Worst Journeys: The Picador Book of Travel (1992), both humorous anthologies authored by various writers concerning their experiences in foreign lands.[citation needed]
Bronwyn Drainie writes, "If you really want to journey into the heart of darkness, you'd be advised to travel with Vancouver writer Keath Fraser, a man of extraordinary talents.[2]"
Fraser's dark, vivid and incredibly distinctive writing style ranges very widely in genre, settings and voices and is clearly characterized by his love of the city of Vancouver, his birthplace and home since his return from London in 1973.[1] In 1997 what turned out to be a controversial biography by him of the novelist Sinclair Ross was published, As For Me and My Body: A Memoir of Sinclair Ross.[3] In it Fraser made public knowledge of Ross's thus-far little-known homosexuality.
Vocal impairment
Fraser suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the voice box that causes the voice to sound stiff and strangled.[4] He has written a memoir of his battles to regain control of his voice called The Voice Gallery.[1]
Bibliography
1976: "Norman Douglas and D.H. Lawrence: A Sideshow in Modern Memoirs", The D.H. Lawrence Review, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 283–295.
^Calder, Alison (30 June 2002). "Sinclair Ross". The Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010., NIDC: Spasmodic Dysphonia.
January 29, 2023
keath, fraser, born, december, 1944, canadian, fiction, author, lived, london, from, 1970, 1973, where, studied, university, london, earned, later, taught, english, calgary, alberta, canada, five, years, tenured, professor, then, stopped, teaching, become, ful. Keath Fraser born 25 December 1944 is a Canadian fiction author He lived in London from 1970 to 1973 where he studied at the University of London and earned his PhD He later taught English in Calgary Alberta Canada for five years as a tenured professor He then stopped teaching to become a full time author 1 Keath FraserBorn 1944 12 25 25 December 1944Vancouver CanadaOccupationAuthor editorEducationUniversity of British Columbia B A 1966 M A 1969 University of London PhD 1973 Period1982 presentGenreFiction Notable awards 1995 Chapters Books in Canada First Novel Award for Popular Anatomy 1986 Ethel Wilson Fiction PrizeFraser has travelled widely in Asia Europe Australia India and Cambodia and these experiences have contributed to his work 1 Fraser edited the books Bad Trips 1991 and Worst Journeys The Picador Book of Travel 1992 both humorous anthologies authored by various writers concerning their experiences in foreign lands citation needed Contents 1 Writing style 2 Vocal impairment 3 Bibliography 4 Awards and recognitions 5 ReferencesWriting style EditBronwyn Drainie writes If you really want to journey into the heart of darkness you d be advised to travel with Vancouver writer Keath Fraser a man of extraordinary talents 2 Fraser s dark vivid and incredibly distinctive writing style ranges very widely in genre settings and voices and is clearly characterized by his love of the city of Vancouver his birthplace and home since his return from London in 1973 1 In 1997 what turned out to be a controversial biography by him of the novelist Sinclair Ross was published As For Me and My Body A Memoir of Sinclair Ross 3 In it Fraser made public knowledge of Ross s thus far little known homosexuality Vocal impairment EditFraser suffers from spasmodic dysphonia a voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the voice box that causes the voice to sound stiff and strangled 4 He has written a memoir of his battles to regain control of his voice called The Voice Gallery 1 Bibliography Edit1976 Norman Douglas and D H Lawrence A Sideshow in Modern Memoirs The D H Lawrence Review vol 9 no 2 pp 283 295 1982 Taking Cover Oberon Press ISBN 0 88750 455 8 1985 Foreign Affairs Stoddart ISBN 0 7737 5042 8 1991 Bad Trips editor foreword for collection of anecdotes Vintage ISBN 0 394 22151 6 1995 Popular Anatomy Porcupine s Quill ISBN 0 88984 149 7 1996 Telling My Love Lies with various authors Porcupine s Quill ISBN 0 88984 179 9 1997 As For Me and My Body A Memoir of Sinclair Ross ECW Press ISBN 1 55022 310 0 2002 The Voice Gallery Travels With a Glass Throat non fiction memoir Thomas Allen ISBN 0 88762 101 5 2005 13 Ways of Listening to a Stranger short stories compilation Thomas Allen ISBN 0 88762 193 7Awards and recognitions Edit1985 fiction finalist Governor General s Awards for Foreign Affairs 1986 winner Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for Foreign Affairs 1995 winner Books in Canada First Novel Award for Popular Anatomy 2003 finalist Hubert Evans Non Fiction PrizeReferences Edit a b c d 1 Author Bio ABC Bookworld 2 Books in Canada Keath Fraser Interview Calder Alison 30 June 2002 Sinclair Ross The Literary Encyclopedia Retrieved 27 October 2007 Spasmodic Dysphonia Archived from the original on 29 August 2010 Retrieved 3 November 2010 NIDC Spasmodic Dysphonia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keath Fraser amp oldid 1110960045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
