Sheila Heti

Canadian writer
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Sheila Heti was born on December 25, 1976, in Toronto[1][2][3]. She holds Canadian citizenship. Her professional career includes work as a writer, novelist, and editor[4].

She received her education at the National Theatre School of Canada and the University of Toronto. Her achievements include receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[5][6].

Sheila Heti

Summary

Sheila Heti is a human[1]. She was born in Toronto[2]. She was born on +1976-12-25T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], and editor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sheila Heti was born in Toronto[2].
  • Sheila Heti was born on +1976-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sheila Heti held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Sheila Heti worked as a writer[4].
  • Sheila Heti's professions included novelist[5].
  • Sheila Heti worked as an editor[6].
  • Sheila Heti's education included a stint at National Theatre School of Canada[9].
  • Sheila Heti's education included a stint at University of Toronto[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Sheila Heti is Pure Colour[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Sheila Heti is How Should a Person Be?[12].
  • Sheila Heti received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Sheila Heti received the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[14].
  • Sheila Heti's image is recorded as Sheila Heti Octavia Books 29 June 2013 A.JPG[15].
  • Sheila Heti is recorded as female[16].
  • Sheila Heti's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sheila Heti's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073672298[18].
  • Sheila Heti's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79187369[19].
  • Sheila Heti's GND ID is recorded as 123970326[20].
  • Sheila Heti's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001041365[21].
  • Sheila Heti's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14506780f[22].
  • Sheila Heti's IdRef ID is recorded as 077362837[23].
  • Sheila Heti's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0381749[24].
  • Sheila Heti's Commons category is recorded as Sheila Heti[25].
  • Sheila Heti's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05kn5r[26].
  • Sheila Heti's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1446609A[27].

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Origins and Family

Sheila Heti's place of birth was Toronto[2]. She was born on +1976-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at National Theatre School of Canada[9], a drama school[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1960[30] and University of Toronto[10], a public research university[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1827[33], headquartered in Toronto[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], and editor[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Pure Colour[11], a literary work[35], written by Sheila Heti[36] and How Should a Person Be?[12], a literary work[37], written by her[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[39], in United States[40], founded in 1925[41] and Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[14], a class of award[42], in Canada[43].

Why It Matters

Sheila Heti ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Sheila Heti born?

Sheila Heti was born in Toronto[2].

What did Sheila Heti do for work?

Sheila Heti worked as writer[4], novelist[5], and editor[6].

Where did Sheila Heti go to school?

Sheila Heti was educated at National Theatre School of Canada[9] and University of Toronto[10].

What awards did Sheila Heti receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13] and Governor General's Award for English-language fiction[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . gf.org. Retrieved . gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . thestar.com. Retrieved . thestar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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