Jen Sookfong Lee
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Jen Sookfong Lee is the author of The End of East, a novel
told through the eyes of its protagonist, Sammy Chan, a 20-something Chinese-Canadian woman. The book examines several generations within Sammy's family, one of several who settled in British Columbia during the early part of the 20th century.
Lee is a radio personality and also the writing columnist for CBC Radio One
's On the Coast with Stephen Quinn. She writes a column called Westcoast Words. In the CBC's 2009 Canada Reads
competition, she defended Brian Francis
's novel Fruit.
She and her husband reside in East Vancouver, British Columbia.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
told through the eyes of its protagonist, Sammy Chan, a 20-something Chinese-Canadian woman. The book examines several generations within Sammy's family, one of several who settled in British Columbia during the early part of the 20th century.
Lee is a radio personality and also the writing columnist for CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
's On the Coast with Stephen Quinn. She writes a column called Westcoast Words. In the CBC's 2009 Canada Reads
Canada Reads
Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.-Overview:During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles. The debate is broadcast over a series...
competition, she defended Brian Francis
Brian Francis (writer)
Brian Francis is a Canadian writer. His 2004 novel Fruit was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by novelist and CBC Radio One personality Jen Sookfong Lee...
's novel Fruit.
She and her husband reside in East Vancouver, British Columbia.