Gwendolyn MacEwen
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Canadian poet and novelist (1941–1987)
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Gwendolyn MacEwen was a Canadian novelist, poet, writer, and translator. Born in Toronto on 1 September 1941, she wrote in the English language. Her professional work encompassed prose, poetry, novels, and children's and young adult literature. She authored 45 works, including notable titles such as *Selah*, *Sightlines 9*, *Selected Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen*, *The Shadow-Maker*, and *A breakfast for barbarians*.
MacEwen died in Toronto on 29 November 1987. She was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 September 1941
- Died
- 29 November 1987
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Selah
- Sightlines 9
- Selected Poetry of Gwendolyn MacEwen
- The Shadow-Maker
- A breakfast for barbarians
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gwendolyn
- Family name
- MacEwen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- children's and young adult literature
- Image
- Gwendolyn MacEwen sculpture, Gwendolyn MacEwen Park..jpg
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- date of birth
- 1941-09-01
- date of death
- 1987-11-29
- Commons category
- Gwendolyn MacEwen
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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