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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1980s-present
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gptkbp:artMovement
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Multiculturalism
Postcolonialism
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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Governor General's Award
Giller Prize
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1950-05-02
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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Nairobi,_Kenya
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gptkbp:bornIn
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gptkb:Nairobi
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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gptkb:African_diaspora_literature
Canadian_multicultural_identity
South_Asian_literature_in_Canada
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gptkbp:debutYear
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The Gunny Sack
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Toronto
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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The Gunny Sack
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gptkbp:genre
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Fiction
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gptkbp:historicalSite
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African
Indian
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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M. G. Vassanji
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gptkbp:influenced
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Postcolonial literature
Canadian_literature
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Nadine_Gordimer
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkb:Rohinton_Mistry
gptkb:V.S._Naipaul
Chinua Achebe
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Literary festivals
Writing workshops
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:nationality
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Canadian
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:The_City_of_Toronto_Book_Award
gptkb:Commonwealth_Writers'_Prize
gptkb:The_Canada_Council_for_the_Arts_Molson_Prize
gptkb:The_Ontario_Premier's_Award_for_Excellence_in_the_Arts
The Writers' Trust of Canada Fellowship
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Book_of_Secrets
gptkb:The_In-Between_World_of_Vikram_Lall
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gptkbp:occupation
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Essayist
Novelist
Short story writer
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Nina_Vassanji
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gptkbp:theme
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History
Identity
Memory
Migration
Belonging
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.mgvassanji.com
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