Brian Doyle (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian children's writer
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Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About Brian Doyle (writer)
- Brian Doyle (born 12 August 1935) is a Canadian writer of novels and short stories.
- His children's books have been adapted into movies and plays.
- Many of his stories are drawn from his experiences growing up in the Ottawa area.
- He was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2005 and was twice a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.His writings evoke a strong sense of location, reflecting urban Ottawa and the Gatineau Valley.
- Angel Square and Easy Avenue are set in Ottawa in the 1940s and 50's; Spud Sweetgrass represents Ottawa in the early 1990s.
- Uncle Ronald and Covered Bridgedraw on Brian Doyle's childhood memories of the Ottawa
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