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Remember Saro-Wiwa? (commemoration, Nov. 10/05)

File consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and publications regarding an event organized by PEN Canada and the Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation to commemorate the execution of Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria. Rohinton Mistry spoke at the celebration of Saro-Wiwa's life.

Requests to contribute essays, blurbs

File consists of correspondence with publications that include The Globe & Mail, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Newsweek International, Asia Literary Review, and the CBC.

Research trip (India, 2002-2003)

File consists of correspondence, research notes, readings at the United World College in Poona, itineraries for visits to Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi and Gujarat, and photographs.

Rohinton Mistry fonds

  • F0180
  • Fonds
  • 1976-2019

The fonds consists of records that document Mistry's career as a writer, including financial records, personal and professional correspondence, publicity files, first editions and translations of his published works, notes, drafts and galleys of his short stories, travel essays and novels, including "Tales from Firozsha Baag," "Such a Long Journey," "A Fine Balance," and "Family Matters." It also includes records documenting his work with his literary agent and publishers, his selection to the Oprah Book Club, the burning and banning of "Such a Long Journey" at the University of Mumbai in September 2010, Mistry's involvement with literary festivals and awards, his investiture into the Order of Canada, and his support of organizations devoted to literacy, humanitarianism, and writers.

Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-

Royal Society of Literature

File consists of letters of invitation to accept a fellowship, its acceptance in 2010, and subsequent correspondence regarding the Society's activities.

Ryerson University : honorary degree

File consists of a photobook and video of convocation where Mistry received an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters. Included is a video of Mistry’s full reading of an original story during the ceremony.

Saturday Night

File consists of a magazine with an article by Rohinton Mistry, "Edinburgh or bust" (pp. 39-41).

Shiv Sena : book burning (Such a Long Journey) : 1 of 4

File consists of correspondence, press releases, and media coverage concerning the burning of this book at the gates to University of Mumbai by students belonging to the right-wing political party and its removal from the literature syllabus in September 2010, as well as Rohinton Mistry's statement published as an essay in The Globe & Mail.

Shiv Sena : book burning (Such a Long Journey) : 2 of 4

File consists of correspondence, press releases, and media coverage concerning the burning of this book at the gates to University of Mumbai by students belonging to the right-wing political party and its removal from the literature syllabus in September 2010.

Shiv Sena : book burning (Such a Long Journey) : 3 of 4

File consists of correspondence, press releases, and media coverage concerning the burning of this book at the gates to University of Mumbai by students belonging to the right-wing political party and its removal from the literature syllabus in September 2010.

Shiv Sena : book burning (Such a Long Journey) : 4 of 4

File consists of correspondence, press releases, and media coverage concerning the burning of this book at the gates to University of Mumbai by students belonging to the right-wing political party and its removal from the literature syllabus in September 2010.

Speaking requests

File consists of correspondence regarding events organized by a wide range of venues, including: Bata Shoe Museum, Ottawa Public Library, Eden Mills Festival, University of Cambridge, and the Penguin (India) annual lecture.

Story for PEN Canada anthology : writing life

File consists of drafts of the manuscript, galleys, and the copy-edited manuscript for a short story, "Welcome to Acadan," donated to the fundraising initiative, as well as other quotes, statements, and contributions for various PEN events, press conferences, and its annual report.

The New Yorker

File consists of a magazine with an article by Rohinton Mistry, "Empire Records" (p. 58).

The New Yorker : essay

File consists of notes, manuscript, drafts, and editorial correspondence for an essay published in the 11 Oct. 2010 issue. Included is a copy of the published issue.

The Politics of bones

File consists of an uncorrected proof copy of a book by J. Timothy Hunt on Owens Wiwa and the struggle for Nigeria's oil.

The Royal Society of Literature

File consists of three issues of The Royal Society of Literature Review and correspondence. Mistry was appointed a fellow to the organization in 2009.

The Royal Society of Literature

File consists of three issues of The Royal Society of Literature Review and correspondence. Mistry was appointed a fellow to the organization in 2009.

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