Edugyan, ESI

Esi Edugyan has degrees from the University of Victoria and Johns Hopkins University. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including "Best New American Voices 2003." Her debut novel, "The Second Life of Samuel Tyne," was published internationally to critical acclaim. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Please visit www.esiedugyan.com for more information.


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Half-Blood Blues

Paris, 1940.  A brilliant jazz musician, Hiero, is arrested by the Nazis and never heard from again.  He is twenty years old.  He is a German citizen.  And he is black.

 

Fifty years later, his friend and fellow musician, Sid, must ...


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Esi Edugyan Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Congratulations to Esi Edugyan! She has been longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize for her second novel, HALF-BLOOD BLUES. Esi is one of three Canadian writers on the longlist. The titles were chosen by a panel of five judges chaired by author ...

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{REVIEW} HALF-BLOOD BLUES in the Victoria Times-Colonist
A fantastic review of HALF-BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan was recently featured in the Victoria Times-Colonist. The Times-Colonist calls the excitement around Esi's sophomore novel "as exciting as our team making the finals of an international hockey ...

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The Man Booker Prize interviews Esi Edugyan
The Man Booker Prize recently interviewed author Esi Edugyan, whose novel HALF-BLOOD BLUES is longlisted for the prestigious award. From The Man Booker Prize: MBP: Congratulations on being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Can you tell us ...

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Esi Edugyan Interview in the Victoria Times-Colonist
Esi Edugyan interview with the Victoria Times-Colonist appeared in their August 20th issue. Esi talked about her new novel, HALF-BLOOD BLUES, which is longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize. "It's no surprise that globe-trotting author Esi ...

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Esi Edugyan’s Half-Blood Blues advances to the 2011 Man Booker shortlist and is named to the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist
Esi Edugyan is named to the 2011 Man Booker Shortlist and the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist for her novel Half-Blood Blues, published by Thomas Allen Publishers “We are absolutely thrilled to see Esi Edugyan’s novel Half-Blood Blues on ...

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More fantastic reviews of HALF-BLOOD BLUES
The latest novel by Victoria-based author Esi Edugyan, HALF-BLOOD BLUES, continues to be a media darling, with excellent reviews this past weekend in the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. Donna Bailey Nurse wrote in the Globe and Mail that ...

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Esi Edugyan Named Finalist to Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Esi Edugyan has been named as one of five finalists to the prestigious Rogers Writer’s Trust Fiction Prize, announced earlier this morning at Ben McNally’s, for her novel HALF-BLOOD BLUES. "We are thrilled that ...

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Half-Blood Blues a Finalist for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Esi Edugyan was named a finalist for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize in a news conference in Toronto this morning, for her novel Half-Blood Blues! The shortlist of six books was reduced from a long list of sixteen, ...

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Esi Edugyan Shortlisted for All 3 Canadian Major Fiction Prizes
Congratulations to Esi Edugyan, who picked up yet another award nomination when the nominees for the Governor General's Literary Awards were announced earlier today. Esi's novel HALF-BLOOD BLUES is now a finalist for all three of Canada's major ...

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Esi Edugyan's Feature Interview in the Globe and Mail
Despite juggling a new baby and an armful of literary-award nominations for her novel HALF-BLOOD BLUES (the count now stands at four nominations—Scotiabank Giller Prize, Governor General's Literary Award, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and the ...

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Esi Edugyan on CBC Radio's "The Sunday Edition"
Esi Edugyan was recently in the CBC studio in Victoria to chat with Michael Enright about her novel, HALF-BLOOD BLUES, on CBC Radio's "The Sunday Edition." If you missed Esi on CBC this past Sunday, you can now catch the interview online (link ...

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Esi Edugyan isn't singing the blues
Esi Edugyan's phone has been ringing nonstop since late August, but she certainly isn't singing the blues these days. Esi recently chatted with Brad Frenette of the Vancouver Sun about the many award nominations for her latest novel, HALF-BLOOD ...

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{REVIEW} HALF-BLOOD BLUES in the Literary Review of Canada
HALF-BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan was recently reviewed in the Literary Review of Canada. "Another enjoyable element of the language is the banter among the men, often funny, sometimes cocky, frequently insulting. Edugyan has no problem delivering ...

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Esi Edugyan in the Media
The love for Esi continues to pour in. Esi sat down with Mark Medley of the National Post when she was in Toronto last week for a feature interview. "It has been an surreal experience for Edugyan; less than a year ago the question was not ...

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