W.P. Kinsella
William Patrick Kinsella (born May 25, 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a noted novelist who mainly writes about Canada's First Nations and baseball. His most famous work is probably Shoeless Joe, upon which the movie Field of Dreams was based. Before becoming a professional author his jobs included scouting for the Atlanta Braves and being a professor of English at the University of Alberta.Works:
- Dance Me Outside - 1977
- Scars - 1978
- Born Indian - 1981
- Shoeless Joe - 1982 (winner of the 1983 Books in Canada First Novel Award)
- The Thrill of the Grass - 1984
- The Alligator Report - 1985
- The Iowa Baseball Confederacy - 1986
- The Fence Post Chronicles - 1986 (winner of the 1987 Stephen Leacock Award)
- Five Stories - 1985
- Red Wolf, Red Wolf - 1987
- The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt - 1988
- The Miss Hobbema Pageant - 1989
- Box Socials - 1991
- The Dixon Conrbelt League and Other Baseball Stories - 1993
- Brother Frank's Gospel Hour - 1994
- The Winter Helen Dropped By - 1995
- If Wishes Were Horses - 1996
- Magic Time - 1998
- The Secret of the Northen Lights - 1998
- Japanese Baseball and Other Stories - 2000
