Eddy Boudel Tan Explained
| Notable Works: | After Elias |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Period: | 2020s present |
Eddy Boudel Tan is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] whose 2020 debut novel After Elias was a finalist for the 2021 ReLit Award for Fiction.
Career
Inspired by the Germanwings Flight 9525,[2] After Elias centres on a gay man coping with the death of his husband-to-be in a plane crash just days before their wedding.[3]
Boudel Tan was one of five writers named to the Writers' Trust of Canada's annual Rising Stars mentorship program in 2021.[4] In July he published his second novel, The Rebellious Tide.[5]
Boudel Tan, openly gay, is the son of immigrants from Brunei.[2]
Awards
Biblio
Novels
- After Elias (2020)
- The Rebellious Tide (2021)
Notes and References
- [Brett Josef Grubisic]
- Gail Johnson, "Stir Q&A: Modern queer tragedy After Elias picks up the pieces after a soon-to-be-married pilot flies his plane into the sea". Stir, November 19, 2020.
- Becky Toyne, "Fall books preview: Plan a reading marathon with these 68 best picks". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2020.
- Vicky Qiao, "5 Canadian emerging writers named Writer's Trust 2021 Rising Stars". CBC Books, May 5, 2021.
- https://www.cbc.ca/books/21-canadian-books-we-can-t-wait-to-read-in-july-1.6086370 "21 Canadian books we can't wait to read in July"
- Web site: cpeet . 2021-03-22 . Finalists Announced for 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards . 2024-11-30 . The Publishing Triangle . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-04-23 . ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration - Quill and Quire . 2024-11-30 . Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews . en.
- Web site: cpeet . 2022-03-21 . Finalists Announced for 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards . 2024-11-30 . The Publishing Triangle . en-US.
