M.G. VASSANJI won the Giller Prize for The Book of Secrets and The In-Between World of Vikram Lall, and the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction for A Place Within: Rediscovering India. His novel The Assassin's Song was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. Most recently, his novel Nostalgia was a finalist in Canada Reads 2017.
“The kind of sweeping, multilayered, turbulent narrative of
near-hallucinatory power that is the hallmark of Vassanji’s best
work.”
—The Globe and Mail
“[A] gripping collection of stories that span the globe . . . The
narratives are evocative, rich in local detail, and vivid in
character and plot. . . .Vassanji is a master storyteller,
negotiating the in-between worlds of past and present, east and
west, young and old. It is a world that is abundantly diverse,
highly accessible and fully enriching for all who travel
there.”
—Quill and Quire
“Gorgeous. . . . Vassanji’s fans won’t be disappointed.”
—Calgary Herald
"A rewarding literary experience."
—The Gazette (Montreal)
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