← Wayson ChoyThe Jade Peonyby Wayson ChoyMultigenerational Chinese-Canadian family saga centered on a jade peony and ancestral memoriesFind on Amazon↗About the authorWayson ChoyChinese-Canadian novelist whose The Jade Peony is a lyrical portrait of Vancouver's Chinatown in the 1930s and 1940s. Paper Shadows is his celebrated memoir. He is a foundational figure in Chinese-Canadian literature.More by Wayson ChoyAll That MattersExploration of what truly matters in life through interconnected family narratives→Paper ShadowsMemoir of a Chinese-Canadian discovering his family's identity and personal history→Not Yet→