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Madeleine Thien

1974 - Today

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Madeleine Thien (traditional Chinese: 鄧敏靈; simplified Chinese: 邓敏灵; pinyin: Dèng Mǐnlíng; b. 1974) is a Canadian short story writer and novelist. The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature has considered her work as reflecting the increasingly trans-cultural nature of Canadian literature, exploring art, expression and politics inside Cambodia and China, as well as within diasporic East Asian communities. Thien's critically acclaimed novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards for Fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Madeleine Thien is the 7,532nd most popular writer, the 1,651st most popular biography from Canada and the 59th most popular Canadian Writer.

Madeleine Thien is a Canadian short story writer and novelist best known for her novels "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" and "Certainty," which explore themes of history, memory, and identity. Her work has received numerous awards, including the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Giller Prize.

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Among writers, Madeleine Thien ranks 7,532 out of 7,302. Before her are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Gary Shteyngart, Angelina Jordan, Mariko Tamaki, Ashraf Fayadh, and Anupama Chopra. After her are Pierce Brown, Vikram Chandra, Arkady Martine, Sarah Dessen, Johann Hari, and Ryan Holiday.

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Among people born in 1974, Madeleine Thien ranks 1,392. Before her are Ante Milicic, Shannon MacMillan, Brian Baloyi, Kristie Lu Stout, Soumaya Akaaboune, and Natasha Leggero. After her are Trick Daddy, Malik Rose, Kerry Kittles, Vaughan Gething, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and Nerina Pallot.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Madeleine Thien ranks 1,652 out of 1,622. Before her are Isabelle Weidemann (1995), Adil Shamasdin (1982), Ethan Katzberg (2002), Lilly Singh (1988), Megan Charpentier (2001), and Cory Joseph (1991). After her are Meaghan Benfeito (1989), Sarah Grey (1996), Sébastien Toutant (1992), Cirkut (1986), Stéphanie Dubois (1986), and Camryn Rogers (1999).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Madeleine Thien ranks 59. Before her are Anne Michaels (1958), Eleanor Catton (1985), David Frum (1960), Anita Sarkeesian (1983), Stephanie Savage (1969), and Mariko Tamaki (1975).

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