David Bergen, whose The Time in Between is the story of a
haunted Vietnam War veteran who returns to Vietnam nearly 30 years
later and disappears, has won the Giller Prize for excellence in
Canadian fiction, which was announced last night. Bergen received
C$40,000 (about US$33,700).
Bergen has also written A Year of Lesser, See the Child and The Case of Lena S. He won the Canadian Literary Award in 2000.
The Time in Between is scheduled to be published (Random House, $23.95, 1400062403) here next month.
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The Mystery Writers of America has named author Stuart Kaminsky a Grand Master, the association's highest honor. The presentation will be made at the Edgar Awards dinner next April 27 in New York City.
A former MWA president, Kaminsky has written 50 novels, five biographies, four textbooks and many short stories. He won an Edgar in 1989 for A Cold Red Sunrise.
Bergen has also written A Year of Lesser, See the Child and The Case of Lena S. He won the Canadian Literary Award in 2000.
The Time in Between is scheduled to be published (Random House, $23.95, 1400062403) here next month.
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The Mystery Writers of America has named author Stuart Kaminsky a Grand Master, the association's highest honor. The presentation will be made at the Edgar Awards dinner next April 27 in New York City.
A former MWA president, Kaminsky has written 50 novels, five biographies, four textbooks and many short stories. He won an Edgar in 1989 for A Cold Red Sunrise.