Joseph Boyden

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born

in Canada

October 31, 1966

gender

male

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http://www.josephboyden.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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Joseph Boyden is a Canadian novelist and short story writer.

He grew up in Willowdale, North York, Ontario and attended the Jesuit-run Brebeuf College School. Boyden's father Raymond Wilfrid Boyden was a medical officer renowned for his bravery, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and was the highest-decorated medical officer of World War II.

Boyden, of Irish, Scottish and Métis heritage, writes about First Nations heritage and culture. Three Day Road, a novel about two Cree soldiers serving in the Canadian military during World War I, is inspired by Ojibwa Francis Pegahmagabow, the legendary First World War sniper. Boyden's second novel, Through Black Spruce follows the story of Will, son of one of the characters in Three Day Roa...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 9,295 ratings · 1,008 reviews · 12 distinct works · Similar authors

	Three Day Road 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 5,350 ratings — published 2005 — 29 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through Black Spruce 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 3,704 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born with a Tooth 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont: A Penguin Lives Biography 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Mushkegowuk To New Orleans: A Mixed Blood Highway 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kikwaakew 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wabusk Outside the Wire / Nanook Looking In: A Northwords Story 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orenda 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction. by Jack Rabinovich (Introduction & Compiler), M.G. Vassanji, Austin Clarke 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Postmodern Short Story: Forms and Issues by Farhat Iftekharrudin (Editor), Mary Rohrberger (Editor), Joseph Boyden (Editor) 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people in town below. Let them think my body is snowflakes, sticking in their hair and on their shoulders like dandruff.”
― Joseph Boyden, Through Black Spruce

tags: death, snow

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“Tout ce que je sais, c'est qu'il n'existe pas de héros dans ce monde. Pas vraiment. Rien que des hommes et des femmes devenus vieux et fatigués qui n'ont plus la force de lutter pour ce qu'ils aiment.”
― Joseph Boyden, Les Saisons de La Solitude

3 people liked it

“This memory, this pretty little stone, I examine it with my eyes closed tight. Turn it over in my fingers.”
― Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road

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What 'wood, forest and trees' book would you like to read in December?

Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden

16 votes, 53.3%

Across the River and into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway

14 votes, 46.7%

30 total votes

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