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Wayson Choy was born on 20 April 1939 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He moved to Toronto in 1962 and taught English at Humber College from 1967 to 2002.

Books by Wayson Choy

	1995 The Jade Peony (novel)
	1999 Paper Shadows (non-fiction)
	2004 All That Matters (novel)
	2009 Not Yet: A Memoir of Living and Almost Dying (non-fiction)
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1995 – The Jade Peony – Shortlisted

• Canada Reads
  • 2010 – The Jade Peony – Shortlisted

• Giller Prize
  • 2004 – All That Matters – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Nonfiction
  • 1999 – Paper Shadows – Shortlisted

• Order of Canada
  • 2005 – Member

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Added 11 April 2006.
Updated 07 January 2012.