Donald Winkler was introduced to French through his mother who studied the language in Romania before coming to Canada when she was fifteen years old.
12 Facts About Donald Winkler
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Donald Winkler went on to do graduate studies at the Yale School of Drama.
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The city was the headquarters for the National Film Board of Canada, where Donald Winkler first began making films.
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Donald Winkler applied for an apprenticeship position that did not require film experience and was hired in 1967 when one of the three initial applicants declined the offer.
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Donald Winkler learned the trade on the job and within a couple of years, began working on his first film.
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Donald Winkler has been an independent filmmaker since leaving the National Film Board where he worked as a documentary film director and writer from 1967 to 1995.
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Donald Winkler first began translating Quebec literature in the late 1980s.
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Donald Winkler is a member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada.
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Donald Winkler's translations have been described as "seamless" and "wonderful".
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Donald Winkler describes her as the "doyenne of Canadian literary translation".
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Donald Winkler Winker has won the Governor General's Award for Translation three times:.
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Donald Winkler's work was nominated for the Governor General's Award on three separate occasions.