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Helen Weinzweig (1915–2010) was a Canadian writer.〔("Helen Weinzweig, Toronto author of surreal fiction, dead at age 94" ). ''The Globe and Mail'', February 16, 2010.〕 The author of two novels and a short story collection, her novel ''Basic Black with Pearls'' won the Toronto Book Award in 1981, and her short story collection ''A View from the Roof'' was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English language fiction in 1989.〔 Born in Poland in 1915, she emigrated to Canada at age 10 with her mother,〔 and married composer John Weinzweig on July 12, 1940. She published her first short story, "Surprise!", in ''Canadian Forum'' in 1967,〔 and her debut novel ''Passing Ceremony'' was published in 1973.〔 She came to be regarded as one of Canada's first important feminist writers.〔 Her style was marked by experimental forms with some aspects of metafiction; in her short story "Journey to Porquis", a writer on a train trip realizes that all of his fellow passengers are characters in his novel.〔 Weinzweig also wrote and produced a one-act play, ''My Mother's Luck'',〔("Helen Weinzweig (1915 - 2010)" ). Playwrights Guild of Canada, April 1, 2010.〕 and several of her short stories in ''A View from the Roof'' were adapted for stage and CBC Radio broadcast by playwright Dave Carley.〔 Weinzweig died in 2010, aged 96.〔 ==Works== *''Passing Ceremony'' (1973) *''Basic Black with Pearls'' (1981) *''A View from the Roof'' (1989) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helen Weinzweig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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