Wayson Choy
Canadian novelist (1939–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wayson Choy CM (崔維新 Pinyin: Cuī Wéixīn; Jyutping: Ceoi1 Wai4-san1) (April 20, 1939 – April 28, 2019)[1] was a Canadian novelist. Publishing two novels and two memoirs in his lifetime, he is considered one of the most important pioneers of Asian Canadian literature in Canada,[2] and as an important figure in LGBT literature as one of Canada's first openly gay writers of colour to achieve widespread mainstream success.[3]
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Born | Choy Way Sun (1939-04-20)April 20, 1939 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | April 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 80) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Occupation | Novelist |
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