Sandra Birdsell
Canadian novelist and short-story writer of Mennonite and Ojibwa descent whose fiction chronicles the mixed communities of southern Manitoba. The Russländer is her most internationally celebrated work. She is an important figure in western Canadian literature.
Works
- Night TravellersMennonite refugees flee Russia seeking refuge in Manitoba wilderness
- The Missing ChildWoman searches for her missing child across Canadian landscapes
- The RussländerMennonite family endures displacement, war, and cultural assimilation
- Children of the DayMennonite community faces a moral test when child goes missing
- Waiting for JoeWoman's long wait for her estranged husband spans decades