David Adams Richards

Herbert William Connor (University of Alberta)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

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Born 17 Oct 1950
Activity 1970-ongoing

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Born in Canada
Active in Canada

Activities

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Essayist
Film/TV Script-writer/ Screenwriter
Novelist

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Autobiographer
Biographer
Religious writer

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David Adams Richards was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1950. While still in his mid-teens, he decided to become a professional writer, a commitment he has maintained with steadfast determination ever since, producing steadily with sustained high quality in a variety of genres throughout his adult life. Best known for his thirteen novels, Richards has also received major awards for his book-length personal reflections on sports and for his screenplays. Stubbornly individualistic and courageously independent, Richards has positioned himself outside his country’s intellectual and artistic mainstream; wary of political correctness and skeptical of progressive social ideas, he has made the innate decency, courage, and often the spiritual superiority of common people of his…

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Citation: Connor, Herbert William. "David Adams Richards". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 May 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3764, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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