![]() Her father was of French-Canadian ancestry, and in the early 1970s Proulx studied in Montreal - an experience that had a lasting impact on her life. Following the paths of two woodcutters in the New World, the novel underlines Proulx's passionate concerns about deforestation, the environment and climate change. ![]() Proulx's most recent book, Barkskins, is an ambitious, epic novel, spanning three centuries and four continents. It included Brokeback Mountain, a powerful, provocative piece that was made into an Oscar-winning movie directed by Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. In the mid-1990s, Proulx published Close Range, a collection of stories set in Wyoming. ![]() The book was made into a movie starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Judi Dench. Set in an outport fishing village in Newfoundland, it sold over 1 million copies when it was published in 1993. Proulx's breakout novel, The Shipping News, was an international success. Presented in Montreal in May 2019, the award honours Proulx for her lifetime achievements and wide-ranging body of work. ![]() Over the course of her 50-year career, American writer Annie Proulx has won many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award and now the Blue Metropolis Literary Grand Prix. ![]()
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