Miriam Toews

Toews had a leading role in the feature film ''Silent Light'', written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas, and winner of the 2007 Cannes Jury Prize, an experience that informed her fifth novel, ''Irma Voth'' (2011).
Toews lives in Toronto and is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Arts & Science. Provided by Wikipedia