Claire Holden Rothman

Claire Holden Rothman is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, and translator.^[1]

Claire Holden Rothman
Born	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Novelist, short stories, translator
Nationality	Canadian
Years active	2000s-present
Notable works	The Heart Specialist, My October
Spouse	Arthur Holden

Personal life

Holden Rothman resides in Montreal, Quebec with actor and writer Arthur Holden.^[1]

Works

• Salad Days (1990, short stories)
• Black Tulips (1999, short stories)
• The Heart Specialist (2009, novel)
• My October (2014, novel)
• Lear's Shadow (2018, novel)

Awards

Year	Award	Book	Result	Ref.
1994	John Glassco Translation Prize	The Influence of a Book	Winner	[2]
2009	Scotiabank Giller Prize	The Heart Specialist	Longlist	[3]
2014		My October	Longlist	[4]
	Governor General's Award for English-language fiction		Shortlist	[5]
2017	QWF Cole Foundation Translation Prize	Sun of a Distant Land / Soleil	Shortlist	[6]
2018	Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature	Lear's Shadow	Winner	[7]