Gurjinder Basran (born 1972) is a Canadian novelist,[1] whose debut novel Everything Was Good-bye won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2011.[2] The novel was published by Mother Tongue Publishing in 2010,[1] and was more widely republished by Penguin Canada in 2011 following her award win.
Gurjinder Basran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | Everything Was Good-bye |
Basran is a graduate of the creative writing program at Simon Fraser University.[1] In 2016, she served on the jury for the amazon.ca First Novel Award.[3]
Her second novel, Someone You Love Is Gone, was published in 2017.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Everything Was Goodbye (2010)
- Someone You Love Is Gone (2017)
- Help! I'm Alive (2022)[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Torn between two cultures; Gurjinder Basran takes a fascinating look at realities of growing up Indo-Canadian in North Delta". Vancouver Sun, January 1, 2011.
- ^ Tracy Sherlock (April 22, 2011). "Dual-culture novel garners BC Book Prize fiction award". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "Awad's first novel wins $40,000 prize". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 30, 2016.
- ^ "Review: Gurjinder Basran's Someone You Love Is Gone is a story of loss and recovery". The Globe and Mail, September 8, 2017.
- ^ "66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022". CBC Books, January 11, 2022.
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