From the publisher
This collection was born of a conviction that Vassanji's contributions to the global literary scene merit more in-depth scholarly notice. The articles herein, most of which are comparative in focus, provide various interpretations of Vassanji's writings through a diversity of theoretical frameworks. The fulcrum of much of this research comes back to issues of globalization, transnationalism, identity, post-colonialism, cosmopolitanism and diaspora. It should also be noted that, while many critics have tried to fit Vassanji and his writing into national perimeters identifying him as Canadian, others as African or Indian, or all of these, none of the writers in this book argue that Vassanji, or his works, belong to any particular national paradigm. Rather, the articles recognize Vassanji's engagement with transnational issues and his preoccupation with history and politics, and concerns of home, migration, exile, loss, belonging, dislocation, violence, trauma, and identity as central to his writing. Included are a new and detailed interview with Vassanji and a previously unpublished article, authored by Vassanji himself. Among the contributors: Annie Cottier, Jonathan Hart, Jonathan Rollins, Warris Vianni, Amin Malak, and Nancy E. Batty.
From the jacket flap
A collection of essays on the works of multiple-award-winning Canadian author M.G. Vassanji, twice winner of the Giller Prize. Among the contributors: Annie Cottier, Jonathan Hart, Amin Malak, Nancy E. Batty, Jonathan Rollins, Asma Sayed, M.G. Vassanji and Warris Vianni.
Details
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Title
M.G. Vassanji: Essays on His Works
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Author
Asma Sayed (Editor)
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Binding
Paperback
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Pages
200
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Guernica Editions
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Date
2014
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ISBN
9781550719963 / 1550719963
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Weight
0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
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Dimensions
6.9 x 4.3 x 1 in (17.53 x 10.92 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Canadian
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Library of Congress subjects
Vassanji, M. G - Criticism and interpretation
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Library of Congress Catalog Number
2013947108
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Dewey Decimal Code
813.4
About the author
M. G. Vassanji was born in Kenya and raised in Tanzania. Before coming to Canada in 1978, he attended MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in theoretical nuclear physics. Vassanji is the author of seven novels, two collections of short stories, a travel memoir about India, and a biography of Mordecai Richler. He is winner of the Giller Prize (1994, 2003); the Governor General's Prize (2009) for best work of nonfiction; the Harbourfront Festival Prize; the Commonwealth First Book Prize (Africa, 1990); and the Bressani Prize.
