- Howard Engel
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From 1962 to 1978 he was married to
Marian Engel , a noted Canadian writer of literary fiction who died in 1985. They had two children, twins Charlotte and William, born in 1965. Charlotte currently is with Bravo Canada, and William works for Reels 4 Realty. Engel subsequently married Canadian novelist Janet Hamilton. The couple have one son, Jacob Engel, born in 1989.In 2000, Engel suffered a
stroke that left him with alexia sine (Latin for without)agraphia , a condition which prevents him from being able to read written words without a major effort, while retaining his ability to write. His most recent novel, "Memory Book" (2005), in which his character Benny Cooperman suffers a blow to the head and is similarly affected, is largely based on personal experience. "The Man Who Forgot How To Read" (2007) is a memoir of the time he spent recovering from the stroke. Afterword by Oliver Sacks.In February 2007, Engel was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, receiving it at the 100th investiture.
Bibliography
Novels
*"The Suicide Murders" (1980), ISBN 0-7720-1304-7
*"The Ransom Game" (1981), ISBN 0-7720-1364-0
*"Murder on Location" (1982), ISBN 0-7720-1384-5
*"Murder Sees the Light" (1984), ISBN 0-670-80304-9
*"A City Called July" (1986), ISBN 0-670-81268-4
*"A Victim Must Be Found" (1988), ISBN 0-670-82298-1
*"Dead and Buried" (1990), ISBN 0-670-83116-6
*"Murder in Montparnasse" (1992), ISBN 0-670-84068-8
*"There Was an Old Woman" (1993), ISBN 0-670-85259-7
*"Getting Away With Murder" (1995), ISBN 0-670-86078-6
*"Mr. Doyle and Dr. Bell" (1997), ISBN 0-670-87755-7
*"A Child's Christmas in Scarborough" (1997), ISBN 1-55013-922-3
*"My Brother's Keeper" (2001), ISBN 1-55278-327-8 (with Eric Wright)
*"The Cooperman Variations" (2001), ISBN 0-14-029744-8
*"Memory Book" (2005), ISBN 0-14-301665-2Non-fiction
*"Lord High Executioner: An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind" (1996), ISBN 1-55013-704-2
*"Crimes of Passion: An Unblinking Look at Murderous Love" (2001), ISBN 1-55263-355-1
*"The Man Who Forgot How To Read" (2007), ISBN 987-0-00-200714-6Anthologies
*"Criminal Shorts: Mysteries by Canadian Crime Writers" (1992), ISBN 0-7715-9160-8 (ed. with Eric Wright)
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