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Andre Alexis was born 15 January 1957 in Trinidad. His parents moved to Canada in the late 1950s and he followed in 1961. In addition to novels, Alexis writes for the stage and radio.

Books by Andre Alexis

	1994 Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1995 Lambton, Kent and Other Vistas	Biblio.com
	1997 Childhood	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2005 Ingrid and the Wolf	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 Asylum	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1998 – Childhood – Winner

• Giller Prize
  • 1998 – Childhood – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Children's Literature
  • 2006 – Ingrid and the Wolf – Shortlisted

• Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
  • 1998 – Childhood – Shortlisted

Added 11 January 2006.
Updated 26 October 2008.