The critically-acclaimed novel, The Knife Sharpener’s Bell, by Rhea Tregebov tells the story of Annette Gershon’s odyssey from Depression-era Winnipeg to Stalinist Russia. The seldom-told story of those who actually made that hopeful, doomed, journey, is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit.

About the Facilitator

Rhea Tregebov, Assistant Professor UBC Creative Writing

Rhea Tregebov is the author of six critically acclaimed books of poetry and the historical novel The Knife Sharpener’s Bell which was released by Coteau Books (Regina) in September 2009. Her most recent collection of poetry is  (alive): Selected and new poems. In addition to her poetry and adult fiction, she has written five popular children’s picture books. She is also the editor of numerous anthologies, including Arguing with the Storm, an anthology of stories by women writers which she co-translated from the Yiddish.

Her work has received a number of literary prizes, including the J.I. Segal Award for her novel, and the Pat Lowther Award, Prairie Schooner Readers’ Choice Award, and the Malahat Review Long Poem Award for her poetry.

The  Events page on this website provides details on Tregebov’s presentations of readings, workshops and panels. Events are also listed in the News posts.

Tregebov was born in 1953 in Saskatoon and raised in Winnipeg, where she received her undergraduate education at the University of Manitoba. She did graduate work in literature at Cornell and Boston Universities, receiving her MA from BU in 1978. After working in Toronto for many years as a freelance author and editor, she moved to Vancouver in 2004 to take up the position of Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.  She teaches workshops in poetry and translation.

FOR LINKS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on Rhea Tregebov on writers’ organizations and publishers websites click here.

BOOK PURCHASE

If you are interested in purchasing Tregebov’s books, local independent bookstores such as  Galiano Island Books,  McNally Robinson (Winnipeg and Saskatoon),and Ardea Books and Art (Vancouver)  stock her books or can order them for you. For a full page of links to independent bookstores, click here. For a general listing of independent booksellers, visit the Canadian Booksellers’ Association.