JJ Lee (writer)

JJ Lee
Occupation
  • Essayist
  • Editor
  • Professor
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater
Website
jj-lee.com
JJ Lee talks about The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit on Bookbits radio.

JJ Lee is a Canadian writer. His debut book, The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit, was published in 2011 and was shortlisted for the 2011 Governor General's Award for English non-fiction, the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize, [1] and the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lee is also a fashion columnist and art critic for various media outlets in Vancouver, including CBC Radio, the Vancouver Sun and the Georgia Straight,[2] as well as a producer for CBC Radio. The Measure of a Man was originally prepared as a radio documentary on the social history of men's suits for the CBC Radio program Ideas.

References

  1. ^ "B.C. authors only on Taylor Prize short list". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Measure of a Man author JJ Lee discovers memories in a well-tailored suit". Georgia Straight, October 13, 2011.


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