Thien, Madeleine

Madeleine Thien was born in Vancouver. Her short stories and essays have appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including "Best Canadian Stories," "The Journey Prize Anthology," "Islands West: Stories from the Coast," and "Write Turns: New Directions in Canadian Fiction," She has also written and recorded for CBC Radio.
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Simple Recipes," her first book of fiction, won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award, was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (Canada and Caribbean region), and was named a notable book by the Kiriyama...