Susan Swan

Susan Swan

Susan Swan (born June 9, 1945) is a Canadian author. Born in Midland, Ontario, she studied at McGill University. Her list of works includes "The Wives of Bath" (1993), and "What Casanova Told Me" (2004). "The Wives of Bath" was made into the film "Lost and Delirious" in 2001, starring Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, and Mischa Barton. The film was listed in the official selection in the Sundance Film Festival.Swan has participated in the Humber College Humber Writer's Circle at Lakeshore Campus. Susan Swan also taught at York University and retired from there in 2007 to concentrate on her writing. She is current Chair of The Writers' Union of Canada for 2007-2008.

elected Bibliography

*"The Biggest Modern Woman in the World" (1983)
*"The Last of the Golden Girls" (1989)
*"The Wives of Bath" (1993)
*"What Casanova Told Me" (2004)

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009944 Susan Swan's] entry in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia]


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