David Chariandy
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David Chariandy is a Canadian writer. His parents immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1960s. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His father is from South Asian descent, whereas his mother is African. They were both working class immigrants. His surname represents his Tamil and South Indian origins from his father's side. Chariandy has a MA from Carleton and a PhD from York University. He lives in Vancouver and teaches in the department of English at Simon Fraser University.
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David Chariandy (* 1969 in Scarborough, Metropolitan Toronto) ist ein kanadischer Autor englischer Sprache. Sein 2007 erschienener Debütroman Soucouyant erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen und war für verschiedene Literaturpreise (Amazon.ca First Novel Award, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, 2007) nominiert. Darunter war Kanadas wichtigster Buchpreis, der Governor General’s Award for Fiction, sowie der International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, der "Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book" und andere. Für Brother wurde Chariandy 2017 mit dem Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize sowie 2018 mit dem Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize sowie dem Toronto Book Award ausgezeichnet. 2019 erhielt Chariandy einen Windham–Campbell Literature Prize in der Kategorie „Fiction“. 2022 wurde er in die Royal Society of
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David Chariandy in 2019
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Chariandy in 2019
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David Chariandy (* 1969 in Scarborough, Metropolitan Toronto) ist ein kanadischer Autor englischer Sprache. Sein 2007 erschienener Debütroman Soucouyant erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen und war für verschiedene Literaturpreise (Amazon.ca First Novel Award, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, 2007) nominiert. Darunter war Kanadas wichtigster Buchpreis, der Governor General’s Award for Fiction, sowie der International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, der "Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book" und andere. Für Brother wurde Chariandy 2017 mit dem Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize sowie 2018 mit dem Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize sowie dem Toronto Book Award ausgezeichnet. 2019 erhielt Chariandy einen Windham–Campbell Literature Prize in der Kategorie „Fiction“. 2022 wurde er in die Royal Society of Canada gewählt. 2006 gründete Chariandy gemeinsam mit Wayde Compton und Karina Vernon den ersten afrokanadischen Verlag unter dem Namen "Commodore Books". Chariandy lebt im kanadischen Vancouver und unterrichtet Literatur an der Simon Fraser University.
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David Chariandy is a Canadian writer. His parents immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1960s. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His father is from South Asian descent, whereas his mother is African. They were both working class immigrants. His surname represents his Tamil and South Indian origins from his father's side. Chariandy has a MA from Carleton and a PhD from York University. He lives in Vancouver and teaches in the department of English at Simon Fraser University. Chariandy's family includes his wife and two children: a son and a daughter. In his work he explores the truest meaning of origins and birthplace for immigrants and their children growing up in another part of the world but still belonging to another.
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