Giller Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 1 (1994) Winner
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Edition 10 (2003) Winner
M. G. Vassanji
エム・ジー・ヴァッサンジ
M. G. Vassanji
Aliases:
Moyez G. Vassanji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-05-30 （Kenya）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Ismaili Shia Islam
- Residence History
- Kenya → Tanzania → Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Editor, Academic
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto
- Memberships
- Order of Canada
- Influenced By
- V. S. Naipaul
- Nominations
- Giller Prize shortlist (The Assassin's Song, 2007), Rogers Prize shortlist (The Assassin's Song, 2007), Governor General's Prize shortlist (The Assassin's Song, 2007), Crossword Prize shortlist (The Assassin's Song, 2007)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | Nuclear Physics | — | — | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | Nuclear Physics | — | — | United States |
| University of Toronto | — | — | — | 1980-1989 | Canada |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nuclear Physics
Country:
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Nuclear Physics
Country:
United States
University of Toronto
Period:
1980-1989
Country:
Canada
Research Associate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Giller Prize | The Book of Secrets | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Giller Prize | The In-Between World of Vikram Lall | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Writers Prize | The Gunny Sack | 地域賞 (アフリカ) | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction | A Place Within: Rediscovering India | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Order of Canada | — | — | — | メンバー (CM) |
| 2016 | Molson Prize | — | — | Canada Council | 受賞 |
Giller Prize
1994
Work:
The Book of Secrets
Result:
受賞
Giller Prize
2003
Work:
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Writers Prize
1990
Work:
The Gunny Sack
Category:
地域賞 (アフリカ)
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction
2009
Work:
A Place Within: Rediscovering India
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
Result:
メンバー (CM)
Molson Prize
2016
Organization:
Canada Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Gunny Sack
1989 NovelExplores the history of East African Asians through memory and records.
Colonial historyMigrationDiaspora
No New Land
1991 NovelDepicts the struggles of Asian immigrants from Tanzania in Canada.
ImmigrationIdentity
The Book of Secrets
1994 NovelStory of East Africa starting from a colonial journal.
Colonial historyMemory
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
2003 NovelPortrays Asians in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion.
Colonial historyEthnicity
The Assassin's Song
2007 NovelInspired by Khoja Ismaili devotional songs.
ReligionMythology
Bibliography
- The Gunny Sack (1989)
- No New Land (1991)
- The Book of Secrets (1994)
- Amriika (1999)
- The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (2003)
- The Assassin's Song (2007)
- The Magic of Saida (2012)
- Nostalgia (2016)
- A Delhi Obsession (2019)
- Everything There Is (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intersection of oral and written historiesUse of colonial records
- Recurring Motifs
- East African Indian diasporaMigration and identityShadows of the past
Legacy
Renowned for works on East African Asian experiences, colonial history, and migration; first to win Giller Prize twice.