About Ryad Assani-Razaki
Born 1981. Ryad Assani-Razaki is a Canadian and Beninese writer and computer scientist.
Ryad Assani-Razaki (born November 4, 1981) is a Beninese-Canadian writer. His debut short story collection Deux cercles won the Trillium Book Award for French-language fiction in 2010, and his novel La main d'Iman won the Prix Robert-Cliche in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 2012.
Born in Cotonou, Benin, Assani-Razaki first moved to North America in 1999, to study computer science at the University of North Carolina.
Awards
2010 - Trillium Poetry Prize 2011 - Prix Robert-Cliche 2012 - nominated for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
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Who is Ryad Assani-Razaki?
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When was Ryad Assani-Razaki born?
Ryad Assani-Razaki was born on 4 November 1981 in Cotonou.
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Ryad Assani-Razaki is a writer and computer scientist.
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Ryad Assani-Razaki is Canadian and Beninese.
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