page_title: David Chariandy
hierarchical_section_title: David Chariandy
caption_attribution_description: English: David Chariandy, professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University and author of the critically acclaimed Soucouyant and Brother, has been awarded the 2019 Windham-Campbell Prize.
context_page_description: David Chariandy is a Canadian writer.
  His parents immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1960s. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario.
  Chariandy has a MA from Carleton and a PhD from York University. He lives in Vancouver and teaches in the department of English at Simon Fraser University.
context_section_description: David Chariandy is a Canadian writer. 
  His parents immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1960s. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario. 
  Chariandy has a MA from Carleton and a PhD from York University. He lives in Vancouver and teaches in the department of English at Simon Fraser University.
caption: Chariandy in 2019
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