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'''Jaspreet Singh''' (born 1969) is a Canadian novelist, chemist,<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/a-huge-crime-against-humanity/article5335298.ece Interview with the Author in which he speaks about ''Helium'']</ref> and poet. | |||
{{ | ==Life and early career== | ||
{{ | He grew up in Punjab (India) and Indian-administered Kashmir and moved to Canada in 1990.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} He is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from [[McGill University]].{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} From August 2006 until June 2007, Singh was a resident in the [[Calgary Distinguished Writers Program]] at the [[University of Calgary]].{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} He served as the 2016–17 Writer-in-Residence at the [[University of Alberta]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/english-film-studies/programs/writer-in-residence-program/previous-writers-in-residence|title=Previous Writers-in-Residence {{!}} Faculty of Arts|website=ualberta.ca|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> | ||
==Works== | |||
Singh is the author of the novel ''Chef'' (2008 Véhicule Press/2010 Bloomsbury),<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0320/1224266675280.html Irish Times Review of Jaspreet Singh's Chef, the novel set in Kashmir]</ref> and ''[[Seventeen Tomatoes|Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir]]'', a collection of linked stories. Both books deal with the damaged landscapes of [[Kashmir]], especially [[Siachen Glacier]]. His play, ''Speak, Oppenheimer'', written for Montreal's Infinite Theatre, involves three physicists, including [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]]. He contributed an essay to the anthology ''[[AIDS Sutra|AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India]]'' (2008). His second novel, ''Helium'', was published in 2013. It tells the story of a young chemistry student whose mentor was murdered in the course of the [[anti-Sikh riots]] in 1984.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/jaspreet-singhs-helium-is-a-tour-de-force/article14051786/ The Globe and Mail on Jaspreet Singh's Helium]</ref> His personal essay about 1984 in India was published in ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "Thomas Bernhard in New Delhi".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/author/jaspreet-singh/|work=india.blogs.nytimes|title=Jaspreet Singh}}</ref> ''November'', a collection of poems, appeared in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://albertaviews.ca/november-poems/|work=albertaviews.ca|title=Poems – November|date=June 2018 }}</ref> More and more his work engages with deep time and the ecological crisis. | |||
==Publications== | |||
=== Poetry collections === | |||
* ''Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock'' (NeWest Press, 2024) | |||
* ''How to Hold a Pebble'' (NeWest Press, 2022) | |||
* ''November'' (Bayeux Arts, 2017) | |||
=== Memoir === | |||
* ''My Mother, My Translator'' (Véhicule Press, 2021) | |||
=== Novels === | |||
* ''Chef'' (Bloomsbury, 2010) | |||
* ''Helium'' (Bloomsbury, 2013) | |||
* ''Face'' (Brindle & Glass, 2022) | |||
=== Short stories === | |||
* ''Seventeen Tomatoes: tales from Kashmir'' (Véhicule Press, 2004) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 7 December 2025
Jaspreet Singh (born 1969) is a Canadian novelist, chemist,[1] and poet.
Life and early career[edit | edit source]
He grew up in Punjab (India) and Indian-administered Kashmir and moved to Canada in 1990.[citation needed] He is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University.[citation needed] From August 2006 until June 2007, Singh was a resident in the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary.[citation needed] He served as the 2016–17 Writer-in-Residence at the University of Alberta.[2]
Works[edit | edit source]
Singh is the author of the novel Chef (2008 Véhicule Press/2010 Bloomsbury),[3] and Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir, a collection of linked stories. Both books deal with the damaged landscapes of Kashmir, especially Siachen Glacier. His play, Speak, Oppenheimer, written for Montreal's Infinite Theatre, involves three physicists, including J. Robert Oppenheimer. He contributed an essay to the anthology AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India (2008). His second novel, Helium, was published in 2013. It tells the story of a young chemistry student whose mentor was murdered in the course of the anti-Sikh riots in 1984.[4] His personal essay about 1984 in India was published in The New York Times as "Thomas Bernhard in New Delhi".[5] November, a collection of poems, appeared in 2017.[6] More and more his work engages with deep time and the ecological crisis.
Publications[edit | edit source]
Poetry collections[edit | edit source]
- Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock (NeWest Press, 2024)
- How to Hold a Pebble (NeWest Press, 2022)
- November (Bayeux Arts, 2017)
Memoir[edit | edit source]
- My Mother, My Translator (Véhicule Press, 2021)
Novels[edit | edit source]
- Chef (Bloomsbury, 2010)
- Helium (Bloomsbury, 2013)
- Face (Brindle & Glass, 2022)
Short stories[edit | edit source]
- Seventeen Tomatoes: tales from Kashmir (Véhicule Press, 2004)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Interview with the Author in which he speaks about Helium
- ↑ "Previous Writers-in-Residence | Faculty of Arts". ualberta.ca. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ↑ Irish Times Review of Jaspreet Singh's Chef, the novel set in Kashmir
- ↑ The Globe and Mail on Jaspreet Singh's Helium
- ↑ "Jaspreet Singh". india.blogs.nytimes.
- ↑ "Poems – November". albertaviews.ca. June 2018.