Biography of w p kinsella interview

Canadian author (1935–2016)

William Patrick KinsellaOC OBC (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989.

Biography of w p kinsella interview

His work often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and Canadian culture.

Early life

William Patrick Kinsella was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the son of Irish Canadian parents, Olive Mary (née Elliott/Elliot), a printer, and John Matthew Kinsella, a contractor.^[1] He was raised until he was 10 years old at a homestead near Darwell, Alberta, 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the city, home-schooled by his mother and taking correspondence courses.

"I'm one of these people who woke up at age five knowing how to read and write," he says.^[2]

When he was ten years old, the family moved to Edmonton. He did not go to school until grade five, attended Parkdale School for juni