Vassanji biography of michael
Vassanji biography of michael
Vassanji biography of michael j.
Vassanji, M.G. 1950- (Moyez G. Vassanji)
PERSONAL:
Born May 30, 1950, in Nairobi, Kenya; immigrated to United States, 1970; immigrated to Canada, 1978; son of Gulamhussein Vassanji and Daulatkhanu Nanji; married Nurjehan Aziz (a laboratory researcher), July 14, 1979; children: Anil.
Education:Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1974; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1978.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Agent—Westwood Creative Artists Ltd., 94 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 1G6, Canada.
CAREER:
Affiliated with Atomic Energy of Canada at Chalk River power station, 1978-80; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, research associate and lecturer in physics, 1980-89; full-time writer, 1989—.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book in the African region, Book Trust (England), 1990, for The Gunny Sack; Giller Prize, 1994, for The Book of Secrets, and 2003, for The In-between World of Vikram Lall; Bressani Literary Prize;