Armin Wiebe
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Armin Wiebe is a Canadian novelist of Mennonite
descent born in Altona
, Manitoba
.
Wiebe has written numerous humorous novels about Mennonites including The Salvation of Yasch Siemens, "Murder in Gutenthal", and "The Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst". In 1984, he was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. His novel Tatsea won the McNally Robinson
Book of the Year Award and the Margaret Laurence
Award for Fiction. He has also written plays and short stories. His stage play "The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz" premiered to sold out houses at Theatre Projects Manitoba in April, 2011.
Wiebe holds degrees from the University of Manitoba
and the University of Winnipeg
and taught creative writing at Red River College
in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 12 years..
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
descent born in Altona
Altona, Manitoba
Altona is a predominantly Mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business. Its...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
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Wiebe has written numerous humorous novels about Mennonites including The Salvation of Yasch Siemens, "Murder in Gutenthal", and "The Second Coming of Yeeat Shpanst". In 1984, he was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. His novel Tatsea won the McNally Robinson
McNally Robinson
McNally Robinson Booksellers is a family-operated chain of Canadian independent bookstores founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1981. It is managed by Holly and Paul McNally and their daughter Victoria .- Overview :...
Book of the Year Award and the Margaret Laurence
Margaret Laurence
Jean Margaret Laurence, CC was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, one of the major figures in Canadian literature.- Early years :...
Award for Fiction. He has also written plays and short stories. His stage play "The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz" premiered to sold out houses at Theatre Projects Manitoba in April, 2011.
Wiebe holds degrees from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
and the University of Winnipeg
University of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...
and taught creative writing at Red River College
Red River College
Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology is located in Winnipeg. The College offers degree, diploma, certificate, and apprenticeship programs in the applied arts, applied sciences, and various trades. The university press, The Projector, is a member of CUP.-Campus:It has a number...
in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 12 years..