Eden Robinson

Eden Victoria Lena Robinson (born 19 January 1968) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.

Born in Kitamaat, British Columbia, she is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations. She was educated at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia.

Robinson's critically acclaimed first book, "Traplines" (1995), was a collection of long short stories. She received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her second book, "Monkey Beach" (2000), a novel.

Robinson's sister, Carla Robinson, is a Canadian television journalist at CBC Newsworld.

Bibliography

*"Traplines" (1996), ISBN 0-8050-4446-9
*"Monkey Beach" (2000), ISBN 0-618-07327-2
*"Blood Sports" (2006), ISBN 0-7710-7604-5

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010390 Eden Robinson's] entry in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia]