Ryad Assani-Razaki
Ryad Assani-Razaki | |
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| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Beninese, Canadian |
| Period | 2010s–present |
Ryad Assani-Razaki (born November 4, 1981) is a Beninese-Canadian writer.[1] His debut short story collection Deux cercles won the Trillium Book Award for French-language fiction in 2010,[2] and his novel La main d'Iman won the Prix Robert-Cliche in 2011[3] and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 2012.[4]
Born in Cotonou, Benin, Assani-Razaki first moved to North America in 1999, to study computer science at the University of North Carolina.[1] After graduating in 2002, he struggled to find a job until registering for a master's in computer science at the Université de Montréal in 2004.[1] He wrote his first short story in 2006, after witnessing an Asian man struggle to order food in a fast food restaurant because of his difficulties with the language.[1] Deux cercles was published in 2009.[1]
The Hand of Iman, an English translation of La main d'Iman, was published in 2025.[5]
Awards
[edit]- 2010 - Trillium Poetry Prize
- 2011 - Prix Robert-Cliche[6]
- 2012 - nominated for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction[7]
Gallery
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Ryad Assani-Razaki, Sonja Finck, Heine Haus Literaturhaus Düsseldorf
Ryad Assani-Razaki
Christhard Läpple, Ryad Assani-Razak at the Leipzig Book Fair 2014
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Newcomers' struggles on book-award short list: Toronto resident wins nod for 11 stories inspired by individuals he met while an illegal immigrant". Toronto Star, June 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Good things happen when you follow through; Trillium Prize; Karen Solie, Ian Brown among winners". National Post, June 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Ryad Assani-Razaki: le rêve d'ailleurs". La Presse, August 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Littérature - Les noms des finalistes aux Prix du Gouverneur général sont dévoilés". Le Devoir, October 3, 2012.
- ↑ Sruti Islam "The Hand of Iman finds friendship in a brutally unequal society". The Globe and Mail, August 22, 2025.
- ↑ Döbler, Katharina (2014-03-13). "Ryad Assani-Razaki: Der Migrant ist nicht nur der Fremde". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ↑ Devoir, Le (2012-10-03). "Littérature - Les noms des finalistes aux Prix du Gouverneur général sont dévoilés". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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