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ANDRE   ALEXIS DATE OF BIRTH: January 15, 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH: Port of Spain, Trinidad EDUCATION: ....... CAREER:                                       Alexis migrated to Canada at a very young age. In addition to his books listed below, he co-authored "Lambton Kent: A Play," "The Journey Prize Anthology 2," "The Complete Stories of Morley Callaghan: Volume Two," "Daniela Franco: Sandys at Waikiki," and "The Journey Prize Anthology 14." His books include: 1992 - Ingrid and the Wolf 1994 - Despair, and Other Stories of Ottawa 1998 - Childhood 1999 - Lambton Kent 1999 - Night Piece 2002 - The Journey Prize Anthology 14 2008 - Asylum 2010 - Beauty and Sadness 2013 - A 2014 - Pastoral 2015 - Fifteen Dogs AWARDS: 1997 - Books in Canada First Novel Award (for Childhood) 1997 - Co-winner of the Trillium Award (for Childhood) 2015 - Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (for Fifteen Dogs) 2015 - Scotiabank Giller Prize (for Fifteen Dogs) Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit