Michael Kaan is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel The Water Beetles was published in 2017. [1] The novel, a family saga about a young boy's experience during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, was based in part on Kaan's father's memoirs. [2]
Kaan, the child of a father from Hong Kong and a Canadian mother, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [3] He completed a degree in English from the University of Manitoba, later completing an MBA in Health Economics from the same institution. [4] He has worked as a healthcare administrator since 2000, primarily in mental health and health research.
The Water Beetles was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2017 Governor General's Awards, [5] and won the 2018 amazon.ca First Novel Award, [6] the Margaret Laurence Prize for Fiction, [7] and the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Prize. [8]
Michael Kaan is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel The Water Beetles was published in 2017. [1] The novel, a family saga about a young boy's experience during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, was based in part on Kaan's father's memoirs. [2]
Kaan, the child of a father from Hong Kong and a Canadian mother, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [3] He completed a degree in English from the University of Manitoba, later completing an MBA in Health Economics from the same institution. [4] He has worked as a healthcare administrator since 2000, primarily in mental health and health research.
The Water Beetles was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2017 Governor General's Awards, [5] and won the 2018 amazon.ca First Novel Award, [6] the Margaret Laurence Prize for Fiction, [7] and the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Prize. [8]