Asian-Canadian authors: Renowned writers

Test your knowledge of Canadian literature with our quiz on prominent Canadian authors of Asian origin.

1. This Quebec author’s debut novel, Ru, won the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2010.
2. This Vancouver-born poet and novelist wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, Obasan, which tells the story of a young girl’s experiences in an internment camp during the Second World War.
3. This author’s short-story collection Laterna Magika was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book from Canada and the Caribbean.
4. This author wrote Such a Long Journey, A Fine Balance and Family Matters, which are set in his native Mumbai (formerly Bombay).
5. This author wrote What the Body Remembers, a novel set in the Punjab.
6. His debut novel, The Jade Peony (translated into French under the title La pivoine de jade), tells the story of an immigrant family living in Vancouver.
7. This Quebec author has published over 20 novels in French, her adopted language.
8. This Laotian author’s first short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife, was an international success.
9. This poet and novelist wrote The English Patient. The film adaptation of the book won nine Oscars, including Best Picture.
10. This Winnipeg-born poet won the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for his collection of poetry entitled Surrender.
  
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