Nino Ricci was born in Leamington, Ontario, in 1959. His first novel,
Lives of the Saints (1990), won the Governor General's Award for Fiction, the SmithBooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the F.G. Bressani Prize. The novel was also a long-time national bestseller, and was followed by the highly acclaimed
In a Glass House (1993) and
Where She Has Gone (1997), which was shortlisted for the prestigious Giller Prize. His most recent novel is
Testament (2002). Ricci holds a B.A. from York University and an M.A. from Concordia University. He is a past president of PEN Canada.
Nino Ricci lives in Toronto.