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William Dempsey Valgardson (born 7 May 1939) is a Icelandic Canadian fiction writer and poet. He was a long-time professor of writing at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and a professor of English at Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. Valgardson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, of Icelandic descent, and raised in Gimli, Manitoba, he completed his BA at United College, BEd at the University of Manitoba, and his MFA at the University of Iowa. His writing often focuses on cultural differences and involve irony and symbolism. His short stories involve normal people in normal situations, yet under certain circumstances, lead unusual and surprising lives. Valgardson has won numerous awards and accolades including the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for ''The Girl With the Botticelli Face'' (1992) and the Books in Canada First Novel Award for ''Gentle Sinners'' (1980). His short story ''Bloodflowers'' was included in ''Best American Short Stories 1971''. ==Bibliography== *''Bloodflowers: Ten Stories'' short stories - Oberon Press, 1973 *''The Job'' Anthology, Toronto, CBC radio *''God is Not a Fish Inspector'' short stories - Oberon Press, 1975 *''In The Gutting Shed'' poetry - Turnstone Press, 1976 *''Beyond Normal Requirements'' Anthology, Toronto, CBC radio, 1977 *''Í Manitoba'' Utvarp Reykjavik, Rikis Utvarpid, Reykjavik, Iceland June 11, 1977 *''Red Dust'' short stories - Oberon Press, 1978 *''God is Not a Fish Inspector'' film Allan Kroeker, Dept.of Education, Manitoba, 1980. *''Gentle Sinners'' novel - Oberon Press,1980 *''The Burning'' CBC Radio, Vancouver, 1981 *''Capital'' film Directed by: Allan Kroeker, Produced by: Jerry Krepakevich, Michael Scott, 1981, 28 min 40 s *''Bloodflowers'' Stereo Sound Stage, CBC radio, Toronto, Oct. 30, 1982 *''The Pedlar'' based on "A Place of One's Own", film Directed by: Allan Kroeker Produced by: Michael Scott 1982, 54 min 32 s *''Gentle Sinners'' CBC film 105 min, Director: Eric Till, 1983 *''Bloodflowers'' Sundary Matinee, Toronto, CBC radio, March 6, 1983 *''Granite Point'' Saturday Stereo Theatre, Toronto, CBC radio, Oct. 29 1983 *''The Cave'' Vanishing Point, Toronto CBC Radio, Dec. 28, 1985 *''An Unacceptable Standard of Cockpit Practice'' Disasters, CBC radio, Vancouver, 1985 *''Sælir eru einfaldir''Icelandic National Radio, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 3–31, 1985 *''The Carpenter of Dreams'' : poems—Victoria, B.C. : Skaldhus Press, c1986 *''Bloðrot'' Icelandic National Radio, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 27, 1986 *''Carpenter of Dreams'' Sextet, Sunday Matinee, CBC Radio, Feb. 15, 1987 *''Seiche'' State of the Arts, CBC Radio, Jan. 10, 1987 *''Ukrainian Journey'' Morningside, CBC Radio, Jan. 22-26, 5 parts, 1987 *''Blóðrót'', islensk þýðing Guðrúnar Guðmundsdóttir, ásamt inngangi eftir Harald Bessason—Kópavogi:Sigmar Þormar, 1989. *''What Can't Be Changed Shouldn't Be Mourned'' short stories, Douglas&McIntyre, 1990 *''The Man From Snaefellsness'' Stereo Theatre, CBC Radio, (2 hour drama), Oct. 6, 13, 1991 *''Wrinkles'' Arts Encounters, CBC Radio, Winnipeg, 1991 *''The Girl With the Botticelli Face'' novel, Douglas&McIntyre, 1992 *''The Girl With The Botticelli Face'' Between The Covers, CBC, Toronto, Oct. 4-22, 1993 *''Thor'' children's picture book, illustrated by Ange Zhang - Groundwood, 1994 *''The Hockey Fan'' - 1st ed. -- Victoria () : Published for the Hawthorne Society by Reference West, c1994 *''The Girl With The Botticelli Face'' On The Arts, CBC Radio, April 18, 25, 1994 *''The Man Who Was Always Running Out of Toilet Paper'' Icelandic National Radio, Reykjavik, Iceland, trans Solveig Jonsdóttir, Sept., 1994 *''The Girl With The Botticelli Face'' The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Nov. 10, 17 Nov. 11, 18, 1994 *''Stúlkan með Botticelli andlitið'' novel, Þýðing, Gunar Gunnarsson og Hildur Finnsdóttir. -- Seltjarnarnes (): Ormstunga, c1995 *''Ingibjorg's Christmas Gift'' performed by the Inuvik Choral and Theatrical Society, CBC North Radio, Dec. 18, 19, 20, 1995 *''Winter Rescue'' illustrated by Ange Zhang. 1st U.S. ed. 1995. -- New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1995, c1994. *''Sarah and the People of Sand River'' children's picture book, illustrations by Ian Wallace - Groundwood, 1996 *''Thor'' teikningar eftir Ange Zhang; Guðrun B. Guðsteinsdóttir,Íslenkaði—Seltjarnarnes (): Ormstunga, 1996 *''Garbage Creek and Other Stories'' young people's short stories - Groundwood, 1997 *''Sarah och folket frán Sand River'' children's picture book, illustrations by Ian Wallace : till svenska av Aziza Xenia Dhaouadi—Stockholm: Eriksson&Lindgren, 1998 *''The Divorced Kids Club'' short stories for junior high - Groundwood, 1998 *''A Matter of Balance'' CBC Radio, Toronto, 1999 *''Un visage 'a la Botticelli'' roman; traduit de l'anglais par Jean Chapdelaine Gagnon -- (): Les Herbes rouges, 2001 *''Frances'' novel for junior high - Groundwood, 2002 *''What Can't Be Changed Shouldn't Be Mourned'' (resource ). -- New York : Douglas & McIntyre, 2009. *''What The Bear Said: Skald tales from New Iceland'' folk tales from Lake Winnipeg - Turnstone Press, 2011 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「W. D. Valgardson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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