Links List

1. Nino Ricci’s official website. (http://www.ninoricci.com)
-Includes information about the awards he has won
-Biographical information
-Information about his other works

2. The CBC news article about Nino Ricci winning the Governor General’s Literary Award. (http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2008/11/18/gg-literary-awards.html)

3. A BBC article about the historical figure Charles Darwin. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/darwin_charles.shtml

4. The official site of the Galapagos Conservation Trust.(the Galapagos is an integral setting and takes up almost 200 pages of the book without a break) (http://www.gct.org/intro.html)
-The site includes:
-Geographical information
-Plant life and animal life
-Information about the historic visit paid by Charles Darwin

5. A review of the book from More Magazine. (http://www.more.ca/attitude/arts-and-culture/nino-ricci-s-origin-of-species/a/1919)

6. A secondary biographical resource for Nino Ricci, presented by the Canadian Encyclopedia. (http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010866)

7. A transcript of an interview with Nino Ricci. (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/canadian_literature/30045)
-(another interview, in video form: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2246750/interview_with_nino_ricci_governor_general_award_winning_autho

8. The official website of the Governor’s General Award (http://www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/)
-the award Nino Ricci’s book the Origin of Species received

9. The city of Montreal is the main city in the novel, in which Alex lives. Here is the official website (http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=5977,40491560&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL)

10. An article about Canadian Literature and some information about it’s main components. (http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Canadian_literature)