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Farzana Doctor

ファルザナ・ドクター

Farzana Doctor

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Zambia
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Dawoodi Bohra Muslim
Residence History
Toronto

Career

Occupations
novelist, social worker
Active Years
2000-2024

Awards

Dayne Ogilvie Prize
2011
Category: 新進LGBT作家
Organization: Writers' Trust of Canada
Result: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction
2012
Work: Six Metres of Pavement
Category: レズビアン小説
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: 受賞
One Book, One Brampton
2017
Work: Six Metres of Pavement
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Stealing Nasreen

2007 novel

Six Metres of Pavement

2011 novel

Explores family dynamics and LGBTQ+ themes in South Asian immigrant communities.

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All Inclusive

2015 novel

Seven

2020 novel

Bibliography

  • Stealing Nasreen
  • Six Metres of Pavement
  • All Inclusive
  • Seven

Legacy

Recognized Canadian novelist for portraying LGBTQ+ experiences in South Asian Canadian communities, winner of multiple literary awards.