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Guy Gavriel Kay
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OverviewAI-generated
Guy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian lawyer and writer born in Weyburn on 7 November 1954. He is educated at the University of Manitoba and writes in English. His notable work includes the novel *Tigana*, which falls under the genre of speculative fiction.
Kay has received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. He has also been nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. His bibliography includes works such as *ha-Esh ha-nodedet*, *ʻEts ha-ḳayits*, *Le feu vagabond*, *Gök Cennetin Altinda*, and *Ysabel*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 7 November 1954
- Works
- 110
Top works
- ha-Esh ha-nodedet
- ʻEts ha-ḳayits
- Le feu vagabond
- Gök Cennetin Altinda
- Ysabel
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Prisoners of Gravity — Self1989
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1954-11-07 ) November 7, 1954 (age 71) , Weyburn , Saskatchewan, Canada
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- University of Manitoba ( BA ) University of Toronto ( LLB )
- Period
- 1984–present
- Genre
- Fantasy scriptwriting poetry
- Notable works
- The Fionavar Tapestry Tigana
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Weyburn
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- speculative fiction
- Official website
- brightweavings.com
- Image
- Guy Kay.jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1954-11-07
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Guy Gavriel Kay
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Encyclopedic overview
Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid. Kay has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization of these works as historical fantasy. As of 2025, Kay has published 16 novels and a book of poetry. As of 2018, his fiction has been translated into at least 22 languages. Kay is also a qualified lawyer in Canada.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guy Gavriel Kay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.