André Alexis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

André Alexis

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1957

Place of Birth: Trinidad and Tobago

Profession: children's writer, novelist, librettist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About André Alexis

  • André Alexis (born 15 January 1957 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian writer who grew up in Ottawa and lives in Toronto, Ontario.
  • He has received numerous prizes including the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize. Alexis is most well known for his Quincunx Cycle, a series of five novels, each examining a particular theme, set in and around Southern Ontario.
  • His second novel from the cycle, Fifteen Dogs, won the 2015 Giller Prize and brought both Alexis and the cycle into greater prominence.

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