Department of English presents Edward Y. C. Lee

Tuesday, July 23

1 to 2 p.m.

Email course director James Papoutsis for Zoom link: james.papoutsis@gmail.com.

Edward Y. C. Lee was born in Montreal. He is a former arbitrator and lawyer. His fiction and creative non-fiction have been published in the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and in various literary magazines. His radio documentary, Tiger Balm Batman Comics, and Barbeque Pork, was produced by CBC Radio’s OutFront. The Laundryman’s Boy is his first novel.

The Laundryman’s Boy is the coming-of-age story of 13-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, who is forced to give up his dream of an education when he is sent to St. Catharines, Ont., in 1913 to work in a Chinese hand laundry. In his discussion, Edward Y. C. Lee will talk about the writing of the book, its themes and origins, as well as his writing process.