Matt Cohen (1942–1999)
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Matt Cohen was born in Kingston, Ontario. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Toronto. He taught political philosophy at McMaster University in the late 60's. Between 1969 and 1999, he published more than 20 books, including novels, short stories, poetry and two mostra altro books for children, which won him the Toronto Arts Award. He was a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for short fiction and a recipient of the John Glassco Translation Prize. Matt Cohen was writer-in-residence at several Canadian universities and was a visiting professor at the University of Bologna in Italy in 1985. He taught a number of writers workshops and was a founding member of the Writers Union of Canada, where he serv Matt Cohen passed away on December 2, 1999, from lung cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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(eng) Cohen published a number of children's books under the pseudonym Teddy Jam. Cohen's authorship of the Teddy Jam books was not revealed until after his death.
Fonte dell'immagine: Cover of "Matt Cohen and His Works"
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- Altri nomi
- Jam, Teddy
- Data di nascita
- 1942-12-30
- Data di morte
- 1999-12-02
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di nascita
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Luogo di morte
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Istruzione
- University of Toronto (Political Economy)
- Attività lavorative
- Instructor (political philosophy and religion ∙ McMaster University)
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children's book author - Organizzazioni
- Writers' Union of Canada (Founding member)
Toronto Arts Council - Premi e riconoscimenti
- John Glassco Prize for Literary Translation (1991)
Toronto Arts Award
Harbourfront Prize
The Matt Cohen Prize - In Celebration of a Writing Life (presented in Cohen's memory by the Writer's Trust of Canada) - Nota di disambiguazione
- Cohen published a number of children's books under the pseudonym Teddy Jam. Cohen's authorship of the Teddy Jam books was not revealed until after his death.
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Aritmetica Emocional 🎥 di Paolo Barzman
Melanie (Susan Sarandon) y Christopher (Gabriel Byrne) sobrevivieron, de niños, al infierno del campo de concentración de Drancy. Un día descubren que su protector en aquella época, Jakob (Max von Sydow), también está vivo, y Melanie decide reunirse de nuevo con ambos en su granja familiar. Las consecuencias serán del todo inesperadas. (fonte: fotogramas.es)
A bond between three people in a German concentration camp is still there many years after they were split up, all deep scars from back then. One of them invites them to a reunion, and we're out for a night none of them will ever forget. (fonte: Imdb)
Basato sul romanzo dell'autore canadese Matt Cohen, Emotional Arithmetic si concentra su tre sopravvissuti al campo di internamento di Drancy che si riuniscono per un pasto estivo "che cambia la vita" in una fattoria nelle township orientali del Quebec. Durante la loro riunione, cercano di affrontare le loro conseguenze emotive, confrontarsi con il passato, riconciliare i loro sentimenti l'uno con l'altro e lottare per andare avanti.
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