Patrick deWitt
Canada
entertainment
Patrick deWitt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. Born on Vancouver Island, deWitt lives in Portland, Oregon, and has acquired American citizenship. As of 2023, he has written five novels: Ablutions (2009), The Sisters Brothers (2011), Undermajordomo Minor (2015), French Exit (2018), and The Librarianist (2023).
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Oct 6, 2026
Lean Right
The Canadian author's novel Dodge City is Giller-nominated and his career is profiled in a National Post feature as the great chronicler of American weirdos.
Conservatives can appreciate a Canadian success story abroad, though the cultural coverage is a rare non-political bright spot on today's front page.