Carol Shields
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This article is about the author. For the ophthalmologist specialising in ocular oncology, see Carol Shields (ophthalmologist). For the actor, see Karl Shiels.
Carol Ann Shields CC OM FRSC (née Warner; June 2, 1935 – July 16, 2003) was an American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada.
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Born | Carol Ann Warner (1935-06-02)June 2, 1935 Oak Park, Illinois, US |
Died | July 16, 2003(2003-07-16) (aged 68) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | Canadian American |
Education | Hanover College (BA) University of Ottawa (MA) |
Period | 1972–2002 |
Spouse |
Donald Hugh Shields (m. 1957) |
Children | 5 |
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