Douglas Coupland Receives Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence

DOUGLAS COUPLAND
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North Vancouver writer, designer and artist Douglas Coupland has received the 14th Annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence, according to a press release issued by BC Book Prizes on April 4.

According to the jury:

"Douglas Coupland has given BC literature a good name globally, moreso than any other author. After his Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture gave rise to a moniker for a generation, he has produced a widely praised and startlingly original body of work primarily based on his observations of life in the Pacific Northwest where he has lived almost continuously since age four. In addition to his novels - exploring modern loneliness, new technology, and the godlessness of disposable culture - his non-fiction works such as City of Glass and his biography of Terry Fox reflect his deep and abiding affinity for British Columbia. Only Malcolm Lowry, after his brief tenure in North Vancouver to write Under The Volcano, and Alice Munro, who spent her formative years as a writer in West Vancouver and Victoria, have come close to matching Douglas Coupland's ongoing contribution towards putting British Columbia on the literary map of the world. Also an accomplished visual artist and designer, Douglas Coupland continues to take risks as a literary artist rather than rely on his reputation as a pop culture analyst."

British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Judith Guichon, will present the award at the Lieutenant Governor's BC Book Prizes Gala to be held in Vancouver on April 29.