Solid, Glutinous, and Toothsome
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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings
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André Alexis reflects on the Trinidadian dumplings of the island of his birth, ideas of belonging and not belonging in the identity of first generation immigrants, food cultures and taboos, and the repulsion towards iguana stew.
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André Alexis
André Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. His novel Fifteen Dogs won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His debut novel, Childhood, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His recent books include Pastoral, The Hidden Keys, Days by Moonlight (winner of the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize), and Ring.
