Madeleine Thien
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Madeleine Thien (born 1974) is a Canadian short story writer and novelist.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she was educated at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia. In 2001 she was awarded the Canadian Authors Association Air Canada Award for most promising writer under age 30.
Thien's first book, Simple Recipes (2001), a collection of short stories, received the City of Vancouver Book Award, the VanCity Book Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. The title story concerns a young girl who looks up to her father, who is a great cook, and a perfectionist when it comes to making rice. Although the title says the recipe is simple, the daughter believes otherwise. She does not have the same passion her father does. The turning point in the story is when the father gets angry at the son and attempts to teach him a lesson as he beats him. The daughter watches, but appears to be uneffected.
[edit] Bibliography
- Simple Recipes - 2001
- The Chinese Violin - 2002
- Certainty - 2006
