Nino Ricci
Pierre Elliot TrudeauNino Ricci's first novel, the bestselling Lives of the Saints, garnered international acclaim, appearing in over a dozen countries and winning a host of awards, including the Governor General's Award for Fiction. It was followed by In a Glass House and Where She Has Gone, which completed the trilogy that Lives of the Saints began. Nino Ricci's most recent novel is Testament, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize for Canada and the Caribbean and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and was the co-winner of the Trillium Award. Ricci lives in Toronto with his family.
"Extraordinary Canadians seems to me an essential project for a country like ours that is so quick to bury its heroes. I'm excited and honoured to be part of it, and believe it will make a vital contribution to our understanding of our cultural identity."
– Nino Ricci