Michael Kaan
Michael Kaan is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel The Water Beetles was published in 2017.[1] The novel, a family saga about a young boy's experience during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, was based in part on Kaan's father's memoirs.[2]
The novel was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2017 Governor General's Awards,[3] and won the 2018 amazon.ca First Novel Award[4], the Margaret Laurence Prize for Fiction, and the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Prize.
References
- ↑ "Michael Kaan’s spider-silken debut demands second read". Toronto Star, April 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Family history splinters in debut novel The Water Beetles". The Georgia Straight, April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Kaan wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award for The Water Beetles". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2018.
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