November, 2015
November, 2015
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ANDRE ALEXIS
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
January 15, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Port of Spain, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
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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
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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)
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Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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