Paper Shadows
Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood is a non-fiction memoir written by the Canadian writer Wayson Choy, first published in October 1999 by Viking Press. In the book, the author chronicles his experience growing up as an immigrant in Vancouver's Chinatown in the 1940s and 1950s.[2] Paper Shadows received shortlist honours for the 2000 Vancouver City Book Award and won the 2000 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction.[2]
First edition cover of Canadian release | |
Author | Wayson Choy |
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Country | Canada |
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Publisher | Viking Penguin |
Publication date | 1 October 1999 |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 352 |
ISBN | 978-0-312-28415-2 |
References
- Goodreads, Paper Shadows, Book review, 22 November 2012
- Faculty of Arts, 2000, Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Wayson Choy, Retrieved 21 November 2012
External links
- Canadian Immigrant ORG, Immigrant Stories by Canadian Authors, Retrieved 21 November 2012
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