Didier LeClairBorn in Montreal to Rwandan parents, Didier Leclair grew up in different African countries, including Gabon, Benin, Togo, Republic of the Congo, and returned to Canada in the late 1980s. The author of eight novels, he is a three-time finalist for theTrillium Book Award and the recipient of the Trillium and Christine Dimitriu Van Saanen Book prizes. The original version of this novel, Ce pays qui est le mien, was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction in 2004. Read More Read Less