# Wayson Choy

> Wayson Choy was a Canadian novelist. Publishing two novels and two memoirs in his lifetime, he is considered one of the most important pioneers of Asian Canadian literature in Canada, and as an important figure in LGBT literature as one of Canada's first openly gay writers of colour to achieve widespread mainstream success.

*Canadian writer (1939–2019)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1939-04-20
- **Died:** 2019-04-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7976884)

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