Sky Lee facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sky Lee
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| Born | Sharon Kwun Ying Lee September 15, 1952 Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, Artist |
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| Notable works | Disappearing Moon Café |
Sky Lee (born Sharon Lee on September 15, 1952) is a talented Canadian artist and novelist. She is known for writing both fiction and non-fiction books. Her stories often explore the lives and experiences of women.
About Sky Lee
Sky Lee was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, in 1952. Her mother, Wong Mowe Oi, was a homemaker. Her father, Lee Gwei Chang, worked in a mill.
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In 1967, Lee moved to Vancouver to attend university. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia. She also received a Diploma in Nursing from Douglas College. Sky Lee is a member of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop. Today, she lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.
Sky Lee's Books
Sky Lee started her career as an illustrator. She drew pictures for the children's book Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter! in 1983. This book was written by Paul Yee. It tells four stories about growing up as a Chinese-Canadian. The stories show how kids connect with both Asian-Canadian and Anglo-Canadian cultures.
Disappearing Moon Cafe
Lee's first novel, Disappearing Moon Cafe, came out in 1990. This book tells the story of the Wong family over four generations. The family runs a cafe that gives the book its name.
Disappearing Moon Cafe was nominated for two major awards:
- The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
- The Governor General's Award
The novel won the City of Vancouver Book Award. In 2017, the book was re-released. It included new notes and an interview with Sky Lee.
Other Works
In the same year Disappearing Moon Cafe was published, Lee also helped write Telling It: Women and Language Across Culture. This book was a group effort by the "Telling It Book Collective," which Lee was a part of.
In 1994, Lee published Bellydancer: Stories. This is a collection of 15 short stories. These stories explore different themes about women's experiences. Many of them use the "bellydancer" as a symbol of survival.
Her short stories have also appeared in other books. These include Vancouver Short Stories. Her work has also been in magazines like West Coast Line, The Asianadian, Kinethis, and Makara.
