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The Measure of a Man by Jj Lee

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JJ Lee is the author of the memoir The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit, which was a finalist for the 2011 Governor-General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction, the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction, the 2012 BC Book Prizes' Hubert Evans Prize for Non-Fiction, and the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-Fiction.

In 2012, his essay ELLE First: You are beautiful was awarded a gold for Best Short Feature at the National Magazine Awards. In 2014, he hosted the CBC Radio summer show Head To Toe. In 2015, he served on the jury for Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-Fiction. Lee contributes to ELLE Canada and currently is writing a sequel to The Measure of a Man.

He was the fashion columnist for CBC Radio's On the Coast, a producer at Sounds Like Canada, and worked on and contributed to such CBC Radio programs as Basic Black, Out Front, The Current, Richardson's Roundup, and Ideas, for which he prepared the radio documentary on the social history of suits that inspired this book of the same name.

Lee grew up on Montreal's South Shore, studied fine arts at Concordia University, and holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of British Columbia. He is now a mentor at Simon Fraser University's The Writer's Studio. He lives in New Westminster.

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ISBN 13 9780771046483
ISBN 10 0771046480
Title The Measure of a Man
Author Jj Lee
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Year published 2012-05-15
Number of pages 304
Prizes Short-listed for BC Book Prize's Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize 2012, Short-listed for Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction 2012, Short-listed for Governor General's Literary Award - Nonfiction 2012, Short-listed for Hilary Weston WriterÂ’s Trust Non-Fiction Prize 2012
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