3 Adam Lewis Schroeder
He was born in Vernon, lives in Penticton, has travelled extensively,
teaches at UBC Okanagan, has published stories in dozens of journals and
anthologies, has been regularly asterisked as the next great Canadian
writer and is on a lot of watch lists. And that’s not all. Adam Lewis
Schroeder has written Empress of Asia, a story of love and loss
that begins in the middle of the Second World War and ends 50 years later.
It earned him a spot among the finalists for both the Ethel Wilson Fiction
prize and the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award and a place on
the Globe & Mail Best Books of the Year list.
His recently released second novel, In The Fabled East (Douglas
& McIntyre) is set in Indochina in the 1930s and described as a
timeless love story and a riveting adventure that bridges history. The
book, whose young author continues on a rapid upward trajectory, is being
touted as a must-read by critics.
Photo: Lincoln Clarkes
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