Journal of a trip to Tanzania (photocopy)
- 2013-007/002(10)
- File
- June 2011
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Journal of a trip to Tanzania (photocopy)
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of correspondence, travel arrangements, workshop program and an interview transcript between Vassanji and two members of the South Asian Studies Council, Yale University.
Kuondoka = leaving : annotated translation of chapter from Uhuru Street
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File consists of several annotated drafts of a chapter published in “Uhuru Street,” written in Swahili.
Lecture : observations of a writer-at-large
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File consists of three drafts of an address given at the University of Puerto Rico.
Lecture : this place called in-between, in the country of nowhere
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File consists of several drafts of the lecture given by Vassanji for the Arthur Ravenscroft Memorial Lecture, Leeds University, England.
Lecture : writing from the places in-between
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File consists of two drafts of a lecture given by Vassanji in Cordoba, Spain, for the Spanish Association of Interdisciplinary Studies in India.
Lecture at Cornell : draft of lecture and promotional material
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Maclean's, "Why this sudden interest in Kenya?"
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Fonds consists of research material, notes, drafts, edited manuscripts, and proof pages for M.G. Vassanji's novels, collections of short stories, and non-fiction; scripts for an unfinished television project, "The Abdullah quartet"; unpublished drafts of poems and fragments of stories; research material on politics, religion, violence, and society in India from historical and contemporary perspectives, and arrangements for Vassanji's visits to India; drafts of his articles for Maclean's on social unrest in Africa; and drafts of his lectures on writing, cultural identities, and diversity given in Canada and Great Britain. The fonds includes professional correspondence with publishers and others, copies of articles related to his work, memorabilia about his literary career, publicity material related to his writing and to awards, and correspondence regarding his work as a teacher of writing. The fonds also contains material regarding his academic and professional activities as a nuclear physicist including course outlines, notes, essays, and offprints of articles authored or co-authored by Vassanji.
Vassanji, M.G.
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Miscellaneous writing : book reviews and speeches
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File consists of draft book reviews for publication and several speeches given at symposiums and awards ceremonies.
Miscellaneous writing and notes
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File consists of handwritten notes and writings including a response to Barack Obama’s victory in the 2018 American presidential election.
Miscellaneous writing and notes
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of draft book reviews for publication and several speeches given at symposiums and awards ceremonies.
Miscellaneous writing and notes
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of partial novels, essays, speeches and interviews by Vassanji.
Mordecai Richler : annotated manuscript
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Mordecai Richler : annotated manuscript
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Mordecai Richler : annotated manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Mordecai Richler : comments by John Ralston Saul
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Mordecai Richler : research : Concordia University Archives
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Mordecai Richler : research : notebooks
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Mordecai Richler : research : University of Calgary Archives
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Mother : annotated short story
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File consists of two drafts of a story about the life and death of Vassanji’s mother.
Moyes Vassanji : general : media
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Moyes Vassanji : general : media
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Name tag : visit of Governor General of Canada to India
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Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : 161 page corrected draft
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Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : manuscripts first pages, Ellen's set etc.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : manuscripts first pages, Ellen's set etc.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : manuscripts first pages, Ellen's set etc.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : photocopy of typed manuscripts with printers and editors notations
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : photocopy of typed manuscripts with printers and editors notations
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
No new land : photocopy of typed manuscripts with printers and editors notations
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No new land : the Lalanis of Toronto
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No new land : the Lalanis of Toronto
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No new land : the Lalanis of Toronto
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Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
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File consists of an edited manuscript.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
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File consists of a clean draft manuscript with research notes by the author on the last page.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a heavily annotated draft manuscript.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a clean draft manuscript with the exception of an alternative title, “The Nostalgia Worm,” crossed out and “a novel” added on the title page.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of an electronically edited manuscript with handwritten annotations by Vassanji.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a heavily annotated draft manuscript. File also contains handwritten note pages by Vassanji on character and plot development.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a lightly edited manuscript.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a clean draft manuscript.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a heavily annotated draft manuscript.
Nostalgia : a novel : draft manuscript
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of an edited manuscript.
Nostalgia : chapters : early drafts
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File consists of partial chapter drafts with a one page, handwritten synopsis of themes and plot in the novel.
Nostalgia : the nostalgia worm : draft manuscript
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File consists of a heavily annotated draft manuscript with several pages of handwritten additions to the text by Vassanji.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a spiral bound notebook containing research notes and short stories or book chapters written by Vassanji.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of a steno notebook containing writing drafts.
Notebook : manuscript of the trouble with tea
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Notes for a talk on South Asian Canadian literature
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Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Nuclear physics notes and papers
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Off-prints : article and interview
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File consists of an article titled, “Community as a Fictional Character,” written by Vassanji, published in Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 1, no. 1, 1994, and a transcript of an interview with Vassanji for Canadian Literature, autumn 2006.
Off-prints of scientific papers written by Vassanji
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Off-prints of scientific papers written by Vassanji
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Order of Canada : documentation and letters of congratulation
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File contains records pertaining to Vassanji’s investiture in the Order of Canada on 10 June 2005.
Order of Canada program and menu
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Physics, fiction, and song : essay drafts
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File consists of four heavily annotated drafts. Edits and annotations by Vassanji. Essay appears in “Nowhere, Exactly,” to be published in March 2024.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of an analysis of Vassanji’s worldview in “The Assassin’s Song.”
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Poems : typed drafts by Sohdev Khoja and accompanying correspondence
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Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File contains articles related to Asian influences in Africa and one copy of a newspaper “Nipashe,” July 1, 2011, published in Swahili.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Research material : Maji-Maji uprising and witch doctors in Africa
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Research material : South Asian language influence in East Africa
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Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Rita’s voice : an excerpt of poems by Rita Gulnar
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File consists of a copy of a poetic response to prominent issues in Alfred Corbin’s diary or ‘book of secrets.” Corbin is a character from Vassanji’s novel “The Book of Secrets.”
Robertson Davies, "The Deptford trilogy" : introduction
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Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Royalty statements : No New Land
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Royalty statements : The Book of Secrets
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Royalty statements : The Gunny Sack
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Royalty statements : Uhuru Street
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Science articles authored or co-authored by Vassanji
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of five off-print articles published in scientific journals.
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
Short story drafts edited by author
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File consists of short stories eventually published in “When She Was Queen” in 2005.
Singapore writer's week programme
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
So as not to die : a passion for history : essay drafts
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
So as not to die : early annotated drafts
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds
File consists of four drafts of an essay that appears in “Nowhere, Exactly,” to be published in March 2024.
Speech on South Asian identity
Part of M.G. Vassanji fonds