''After'' is a

non-fiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real life, real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. Non-fiction typically aims to pre ...

book written by

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Francis Chalifour, first published in October

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

by Tundra Books. In the book, the author narrates his pain and confusion as he grieved his father's death by suicide.

Judith Miller Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist and commentator who is known for writing about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program both before and after the 2003 invasion, but her writings were later discov ...

, an award judge for the

Edna Staebler Award The Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction is an annual literary award recognizing the previous year's best creative nonfiction book with a "Canadian locale and/or significance" that is a Canadian writer's "first or second published book ...

called ''After'', "deeply moving" saying, "We enjoyed the lyricism of his language and his strong sense of character."Faculty of Arts, 2006, Edna Staebler Award
, ''Wilfrid Laurier University'', Previous winners, Francis Chalifour, Retrieved 11/27/2012

Awards and honours

''After'' received the 2006 "

for

Creative Non-Fiction Creative nonfiction (also known as literary nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, literary journalism or verfabula) is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts ...

". The book was also nominated for a

Governor General's Literary Award The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

in 2005.Tundra Books, ''After''
, About the Book, Awards, Retrieved 11/27/2012

References

External links

*Tundra Books, Francis Chalifour
/span>, Artist Spotlight, Retrieved 11/27/2012 2005 non-fiction books {{memoir-stub Tundra Books books Canadian memoirs

Awards and honours

See also

References

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