Margaret Gibson (writer)
Margaret Gibson | |
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Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |
Died | February 25, 2006 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 57)
Occupation | Short story writer, novelist |
Period | 1976–1998 |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable works | The Butterfly Ward, Opium Dreams |
Margaret Gibson (June 4, 1948 – February 25, 2006) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer who lived in Toronto, Ontario.
Early life
Born and raised in the Toronto suburb of
She was married in the early 1970s to Stuart Gilboord, with whom she had one son, Aaron. Following her divorce from Gilboord, Gibson moved in with her longtime friend, actor and
Writing career
Gibson published The Butterfly Ward, her debut short story collection, in 1976.
Gibson's other short story collections include Considering Her Condition (1978),
Later years
In later years, Gibson lived with Juris Rasa, her second husband.[1] She died in 2006 of breast cancer at age 57.[12]
Works about Margaret Gibson
Her friends, Stephen Jon Postal and his wife Guia Dino Postal, chronicled Gibson's teenage life in the novel Of Margaret and Madness: A Novel Inspired by True Events (
In 2011, Vassar College's Powerhouse Theater produced David Solomon's play Margaret and Craig in workshop. The play was based on the writing of Craig Russell and Margaret Gibson.
Bibliography
- The Butterfly Ward, 1976
- Considering Her Condition, 1978
- Sweet Poison,1993
- The Fear Room and Other Stories, 1996
- Opium Dreams, 1997
- Desert Thirst, 1998
References
- ^ a b "Demons drove gifted writer's career; Toronto author Margaret Gibson, 57 Burst on scene with The Butterfly Ward", Toronto Star, April 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "Author's `tortured life' turned into two-hour TV special". Ottawa Citizen, February 24, 1994.
- ^ "The Butterfly Ward by Margaret Gibson". Kirkus Reviews, March 3, 1980.
- ^ "Richard Benner picks his own labels". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 1979.
- ^ "Jutra brings warmth, humanity to mental hospital drama". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1977.
- ^ "Archeologist, nurse, hockey player among winners of merit awards". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 1977.
- ^ "Gibson's territory is out beyond the jagged edges of life a step away from the abyss where reality and fantasy are indistinguishable". The Globe and Mail, September 30, 1978.
- ^ "Haunting stories reflect writer's own mental illness". Ottawa Citizen, November 6, 1993.
- ^ a b Jane Urquhart, "Brilliant fictions for the stout-hearted: Margaret Gibson's joyous and celebratory love of children and animals shines through the darker, more excruciating regions of her luminous first novel". The Globe and Mail, April 26, 1997.
- ^ "Opium Dreams wins award". Ottawa Citizen, April 25, 1998.
- ^ "A pitiless, ruthless story collection". Edmonton Journal, July 5, 1998.
- ^ Obituary, goodreads.com. Accessed March 19, 2024.
External links
- Margaret Gibson at IMDb