Eden Robinson
- January 4, 2024
- Novelist
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Eden Robinson Biography
| Name | Eden Robinson |
| Birthday | Jan 19 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Kitimat |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Siblings | Carla Robinson |
Eden Robinson is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 19, 1968 in Kitimat, Canada. Eden Victoria Lena Robinson (born 19 January 1968) is an Aboriginal Canadian author. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations.
In 2003, Robinson moved back to Kitamaat Village to care for her father who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1998. In 2019, Robinson was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica.
Her novel Son of a Trickster (2017) is a humorous coming of age novel and the first of a trilogy. It took Robinson eight years to write, and was originally conceived as a short story. The second book in the trilogy is Trickster Drift (2018), which follows the main character from Kitamaat to Vancouver. The third book in the trilogy will be titled The Return of the Trickster or The Trickster Returns.
Her novel Son of a Trickster was shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Its sequel, Trickster Drift won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize at the BC Book Awards on May 11, 2019.
She won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2001 for Monkey Beach, and the Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Award in 2016 for her body of work. In 2017 she was named a recipient of the $50,000 Writers’ Trust Fellowship.
Eden Robinson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Eden Robinson is one of the richest Novelist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eden Robinson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Robinson’s first book, Traplines (1995), was a collection of four short stories. The young narrators recount haunting tales of their disturbing relationships with sociopaths and psychopaths. The collection won Britain’s Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize for the best regional work by a Commonwealth writer. One of the stories, “Queen of the North”, was also published in The Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women. Another of her short stories, “Terminal Avenue”, (which was not included in Traplines) was published in the anthology of postcolonial science fiction and fantasy So Long Been Dreaming.
Her second book, Monkey Beach (2000), is a novel. It is set in Kitamaat territory and follows a teenage girl’s search for answers to and understanding of her younger brother’s disappearance at sea while in the retrospective, it tells a story about growing up on a Haisla reserve. The book is both a mystery and a spiritual journey, combining contemporary realism with Haisla mysticism. Monkey Beach was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award, and received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.
In her third book, Blood Sports (2006), also a novel, Robinson returns to the characters and urban terrain of her novella “Contact Sports,” from Traplines.
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Who is Eden Robinson Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Eden Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Eden Robinson celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.
Is Eden Robinson native?
Published OnlineSeptember 6, 2007
Last Edited| August 19, 2019
What book is Trickster based on?
The Trickster series is based on the book trilogy by Eden Robinson , with Season 1 centering around the events of the first novel, Son of a Trickster. According to CBC news, Robinson started the story in 2008, although it would take until 2017 for it to get published.
Where does Eden Robinson live?
Robinson lives in Kitamaat Village, BC.
How many pages is son of a trickster?
First edition
AuthorEden Robinson
Published| February 7, 2017 (Knopf Canada)
Pages| 336 (first edition)
ISBN| 0345810783
How old is Eden Robinson?
54 years (January 19, 1968)