André Alexis is a Canadian writer who grew up in Ottawa and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. His debut novel, "Childhood" (1997), won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and was a co-winner of the Trillium Award. In addition to his writing, he is a member of the editorial board of "This Magazine". Wikipedia
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In Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa , published by Coach House Press in 1994, Alexis impressed critics with a surreal and macabre depiction of the nation's capital. www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=1000