Career
Educated at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba, she worked as a school teacher in Altona until her retirement in 2003.
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Pumpkin Eaters
(These stories display again Braun's skill at evoking haun...)
These stories display again Braun's skill at evoking haunting images which recall a vanishing prairie ethos."Braun's tales are peopled with characters who, in an instant, turn the world upside down or make a reader stop to contemplate human nature."--Small Press Magazine
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0888011482/?tag=2022091-20
A Stone Watermelon
(These unsentimental, passionate stories of modern rural l...)
These unsentimental, passionate stories of modern rural life were nominated for the 1986 Governor Generals Award. Retired farmers cruise and booze around the countryside; a farm wife contemplates an affair with the hired hand; a cropduster opens the No Place Bar and Grill.... a diamond hard realism and authenticity.Books in Canada
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0888011075/?tag=2022091-20
Lois Braun
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She was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General"s Award for English-language fiction at the 1986 Governor General"s Awards for her debut short story collection A Stone Watermelon. She published three further collections of short stories, and won the Margaret Laurence Award from the Manitoba Book Awards in 2008 for The Penance Drummer.
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A Stone Watermelon
(These unsentimental, passionate stories of modern rural l...)
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Pumpkin Eaters
(These stories display again Braun's skill at evoking haun...)
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A Stone Watermelon
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Nationality
Canadian
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Governor General's Award; Manitoba Book Awards
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.