![]() “Those were the people I hung out with, especially in my late teens and early 20s, which is precisely the same time period the novel is set in.” He is on the edge of what is truly a cool group of kids,” Chariandy says. ![]() “It became deliberate that the character of Michael in the novel is also uncool. They were immersed in hip-hop, DJ culture and turntablism, and that scene became a foundational part of his sophomore (and Giller Prize long-listed) novel Brother (McClelland & Stewart).Ĭhariandy also has a goofy laugh that is both funny and charming, so any apprehensions of interviewing an author whose debut novel, Soucouyant, (also set in Scarborough) was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2007, and who is an associate professor in Simon Fraser University’s English department, quickly disappear. ![]() He is talking about the cool kids that he grew up with in Scarborough. ![]() ![]() Sitting in A Different Booklist, a bookstore that specializes in African and Canadian diaspora works, Vancouver-based author David Chariandy makes this statement with the most disarming smile. “I have to say right off the bat – I am uncool. ![]()
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