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Madeleine Thien Wins Literary Awards for her Novel

Madeleine Thien Wins Literary Awards for her Novel

Novelist Madeleine Thien won Canada’s literary awards for fiction with her work Do Not Say We Have Nothing. The book also was nominated for the Man Booker prize sometime back and won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2016.

For Thien, the journey has been nothing short of amazing. Thien and her family are Malaysian-Chinese immigrants and live in Montreal. The novel portrays the life of a family of musicians in China’s tragic and tumultuous 20th Century history based on the incident of the 1989 Tiananmen Square.

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Literary events in Canada

Literary events in Canada

The Writers Union of Canada is the sole organization which funds different small and large literary events in Canada. This is one of the best ways to promote cultural harmony according to the organization. It is because such events keep everyone closer and people from different backgrounds mingle. There are many such events which take place throughout Canada. If an event is being planned privately then too it is important to get NOC from the Writers Union of Canada. These events also planned in such a manner that the best talent comes forth. From crime story listening to poetry gatherings, there are several types of such events which take place in Canada. Not all literary events in Canada are national in nature. There are some events which are state or province based. Such events surpass national events in number. Continue Reading