Nino Ricci

Nino Ricci’s first novel, the best-selling Lives of the Saints, garnered international acclaim and won a host of awards, including the Governor General’s Award and the Books in Canada First Novel Award. It was the first installment in a trilogy, rounded out by In a Glass House and Where She Has Gone, which was adapted for a television miniseries. Ricci’s next novel, Testament, won numerous awards. His latest is The Origin of Species, which earned him his second Governor General’s Award.

Nino Ricci’s appearance is made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts.