Ricci received a B.A. in English literature from York University, Toronto in 1981 and a Master's in Creative Writing from Concordia University, Montreal in 1987. Ricci has travelled in Europe and Africa, where, in Nigeria, he taught English literature and language in a high school for two years.
Ricci served as one of the directors of PEN Canada from 1990 to 1996, and as president during 1995–96. He was the writer-in-residence at the University of Windsor for the 2005–06 academic year.
^"Appointments to the Order of Canada". June 30, 2011.
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January 01, 1970
nino, ricci, nino, ricci, born, 1959, canadian, novelist, lives, toronto, ontario, born, leamington, ontario, italian, immigrants, virginio, amelia, ricci, from, province, isernia, molise, ricci, received, english, literature, from, york, university, toronto, . Nino Pio Ricci born 1959 is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto Ontario 1 He was born in Leamington Ontario to Italian immigrants Virginio and Amelia Ricci from the province of Isernia Molise Nino Ricci Ricci received a B A in English literature from York University Toronto in 1981 and a Master s in Creative Writing from Concordia University Montreal in 1987 Ricci has travelled in Europe and Africa where in Nigeria he taught English literature and language in a high school for two years Ricci s first novel Lives of the Saints was a critical and commercial success It won the Books in Canada First Novel Award the 1990 Governor General s Award for Fiction and a Betty Trask Award It forms a trilogy with Ricci s next two novels In a Glass House 1993 and Where She Has Gone 1997 Ricci served as one of the directors of PEN Canada from 1990 to 1996 and as president during 1995 96 He was the writer in residence at the University of Windsor for the 2005 06 academic year Contents 1 Awards and nominations 2 Works 2 1 Novels 2 2 Non Fiction 3 References 4 External linksAwards and nominations edit1990 Governor General s Award for Fiction for Lives of the Saints 1990 Books in Canada First Novel Award for Lives of the Saints 1997 Giller Prize shortlist for Where She Has Gone 2002 Trillium Book Award co winner for Testament 2006 Alistair MacLeod Award for Literary Achievement 2008 Giller Prize longlist for The Origin of Species 2008 Governor General s Award for Fiction for The Origin of Species 2011 Member of the Order of Canada 2 Works editNovels edit Lives of the Saints 1990 inspiration for a TV miniseries directed by Jerry Ciccoritti In a Glass House 1993 Where She Has Gone 1997 Testament 2002 The Origin of Species 2008 Sleep 2015 Non Fiction edit Roots and Frontiers essays and memoir 2003 Pierre Elliott Trudeau biography 2009 References edit Nino Ricci s entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia Appointments to the Order of Canada June 30 2011 External links editOfficial Web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nino Ricci amp oldid 1159835451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
