James FitzGerald (writer)
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James FitzGerald is a Canadian
writer, who won the 2010 Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize for his book What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son's Quest to Redeem the Past.
The book explores the career and eventual suicide
of FitzGerald's grandfather, prominent Canadian physician John G. FitzGerald
. He had previously won a National Magazine Award for "Sins of the Fathers", a 2002 article in Toronto Life
which was expanded into What Disturbs Our Blood.
FitzGerald previously published Old Boys: The Powerful Legacy of Upper Canada College in 1994.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer, who won the 2010 Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize for his book What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son's Quest to Redeem the Past.
The book explores the career and eventual suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
of FitzGerald's grandfather, prominent Canadian physician John G. FitzGerald
John G. FitzGerald
Dr. John Gerald "Gerry" FitzGerald was a Canadian physician and public health specialist who was instrumental in the control of diphtheria, first by producing and freely distributing antitoxin, and then in 1924 by using mass production to enable widespread use of the vaccine devised by Gaston...
. He had previously won a National Magazine Award for "Sins of the Fathers", a 2002 article in Toronto Life
Toronto Life
Toronto Life is a monthly Canadian magazine about entertainment, politics and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Life also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including Home Decor, Stylebook, Eating & Drinking, Real Estate and Weddings. Established in 1966,...
which was expanded into What Disturbs Our Blood.
FitzGerald previously published Old Boys: The Powerful Legacy of Upper Canada College in 1994.