NOTE: This story was updated Oct. 31 with corrected time information. The talk starts at 6:30 p.m., not the previously published 8 p.m.
A two-time Giller Prize winner is coming to Burnaby to talk about his new novel.
M.G. Vassanji will be in town on Thursday, Nov. 7 for a 6:30 p.m. talk at the Ismaili Centre (4010 Canada Way).
Vassanji is talking about his new book, A Delhi Obsession – described as “a powerful new novel about grief and second chances, tradition and rebellion, set in vibrant, present-day Delhi.” The novel is a love story between Munir Khan, a westernized agnostic of Muslim origin who’s visiting India for the first time, and Mohini Singh, a religiously traditional but modern Hindu woman who agrees to show him around the city.
Vassanji’s literary resume includes not only two Giller Prizes (1994, 2003) but the Governor General’s Prize for non-fiction in 2009, along with the Harbourfront Festival Prize, the Commonwealth First Book Prize and the Bressani Prize. His novel The Assasin’s Song was also shortlisted for the Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Prize, the Writers Trust Award and India’s Crossword Prize.
He’s the author of seven novels, two collections of short stories, a travel memoir about India, a memoir of East Africa and a biography of Mordecai Richler.
For his Burnaby visit, Vassanji will appear in conversation with radio host and writer Minelle Mahtani, an associate professor at the Institute for Social Justice at UBC.
The talk is presented by the Indian Summer arts festival, in association with the Ismaili Centre Vancouver and Penguin Random House.
Tickets start at $10, for those earning less than living wage. Regular tickets are $15, or $35 including a pre-ordered copy of the book. You can sign up at www.eventbrite.ca.
NOTE: This story was updated Oct. 31 with correct time information. The talk starts at 6:30 p.m., not the previously published 8 p.m.NOTE: This story was updated Oct. 31 with correct time information. The talk starts at 6:30 p.m., not the previously published 8 p.m.
