W. P. Kinsella
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W. P. Kinsella was a Canadian author best known for his baseball-themed fiction and magical realism, particularly the novel that inspired the film "Field of Dreams."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| W. P. Kinsella canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| author | W. P. Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Canada
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Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1935-05-25 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2016-09-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Iowa
NERFINISHED
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University of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiction
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novels ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| fullName | William Patrick Kinsella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
baseball fiction
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fantasy fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| givenName |
Patrick
NERFINISHED
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William ⓘ |
| inspiredFilm | Field of Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
baseball-themed fiction
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use of magical realism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Box Socials
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Dance Me Outside NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Iowa Baseball Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thrill of the Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hope, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Alberta, Canada
NERFINISHED
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British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Indigenous reserve life (fictionalized)
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baseball ⓘ |
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