the same lives. In the dystopic novel Nostalgia Vassanji tackles the topic of assimilation, in which characters can have their memories erased and replaced by new ones in order to be better integrated. But, the novel asks, is the process of erasure perfect? Vassanji writes about the effects of history and the interaction between personal and public histories, including folk and colonial history. Vassanji's narratives follow the personal histories of his main characters; the historical perspective provided often leaves mysteries unsolved. The colonial history of Kenya and Tanzania serves as the backdrop for much of his work; in the Assassin's Song, however, he tackles Indian folk culture and myths. Bibliography Novels The Gunny Sack (1989) No New Land (1991) The Book of Secrets (1994) Amriika (1999) The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (2003) The Assassin's Song (2007) The Magic of Saida (2012) Nostalgia (2016) A Delhi Obsession (2019) Short story collections Uhuru Street (1992) inspired by Naipaul's Miguel Street. When She Was Queen (2005) Non-fiction collections A Place Within (2008) Extraordinary Canadians: Mordecai Richler (2008) And Home Was Kariakoo: A Memoir of East Africa (2014) References External links M. G. Vassanji's entry at The Canadian Encyclopedia M.G. Vassanji, Emory University, Department of English Interview and excerpt from The Assassin's Song, online from CBC Words at Large Audio interview regarding The Assassin's Song, THECOMMENTARY.CA, 26 September 2007 The autor's item at Athabasca University, English-Canadian Writers, by Lee Skallerup Interview on A Delhi Obsession, The Open Magazine Interview with Financial Express on A Delhi Obsession, The Financial Express 1950 births Living people Canadian male novelists Tanzanian novelists Canadian people of Indian descent Kenyan emigrants to Canada Canadian writers of Asian descent Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian people of Gujarati descent Canadian Ismailis Kenyan Ismailis MIT Department of Physics alumni Members of the Order of Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Tanzanian emigrants to Canada University of Nairobi alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Harbourfront Festival Prize winners Governor General's Award-winning non-fiction writers International Writing Program alumni Canadian male non-fiction writers