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Neil Bissoondath

Trinidadian-Canadian writer · Canada · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71

Neil Devindra Bissoondath is a Trinidadian-Canadian author who lives in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He is a noted writer of fiction.

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A life in dates

2010Knight of the National Order of QuebecAward2008Honorary DegreeAward2005The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for FictionAward2002The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for FictionAward1955Born19 April 1955

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Awards

Knight of the National Order of Quebec2010
Honorary Degree2008
The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction2005
The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction2002
Officer of the Order of Canada

About this person

He is an outspoken critic of Canada's system of multiculturalism, and is the nephew of authors V. S. Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, and Savi Naipaul Akal; grandson of Seepersad Naipaul; grandnephew of Rudranath Capildeo and Simbhoonath Capildeo; and cousin of Vahni Capildeo.

Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71

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