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W.D. Valgardson

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William Dempsey Valgardson (born 7 May 1939) is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, and poet. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Gimli, Manitoba, he completed his BA at United College, BEd at the University of Manitoba, and his MFA at the University of Iowa. He was a long-time professor of writing at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

His writing often focuses on cultural differences and involve irony and symbolism. His short stories involve normal people in normal situations, yet under certain circumstances, lead unusual and surprising lives.

Valgardson has won numerous awards and accolades, including the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for The Girl With the Botticelli Face (1992) and the Books in Canada First Novel Award...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 19 ratings · 5 reviews · 15 distinct works

	The Girl with the Botticelli Face 375 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Winter Rescue by W.D. Valgardson, Ange Zhang (Illustrator) 400 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Frances 400 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Thor by W.D. Valgardson, Ange Zhang (Illustrator) 350 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	The Divorced Kids Club and Other Stories 300 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Gentle Sinners 400 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Red Dust 300 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	My rating:
	What the Bear Said: Skald Tales from New Iceland 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	In the Gutting Shed 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1982	My rating:
	What Can't Be Changed Shouldn't Be Mourned 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating: