Nancy Lee (writer)
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Born1970 (age 55–56)
Cardiff, Wales
Occupationshort story writer, novelist
NationalityCanadian
Period2003 – present
Nancy Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Cardiff, Wales |
| Occupation | short story writer, novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2003 – present |
| Genre | fiction |
| Notable works | Dead Girls; The Age |
Nancy Lee is a Welsh-born Canadian short story writer and novelist.
Born in Cardiff, Wales to parents of Chinese and Indian descent, she moved with her family to Vancouver, British Columbia, in childhood.[1]
Literary career
She published her first book of short stories, Dead Girls, in 2003. That book was named book of the year by NOW, and was a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The Age, Lee's debut novel, was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2014.[2] Her third work, What Hurts Going Down, is a collection of poems that explore socially ingrained violence and sexual power dynamics, pre- and post- #MeToo movement.[3]
