Events on November 05, 2003:

Giller Prize goes to M.G. Vassanji

Our hearts were with Ann-Marie MacDonald, but this year's prize went to M.G. Vassanji for his book, "The In-Between World of Vikram Lall".

A powerful and haunting story of an Indian family living in the turbulence of an emergent Kenya as told through the eyes of the central character, Vikram Lall--a middle-aged man now exiled to a small Ontario town.  With an astonishing tapestry of irresistible vignettes, brilliantly exploring the painful lessons of history – national, culture and personal – amidst the fragility of human relationships. Drawing simultaneously both Vikram’s and his country’s revolution, the novel chronicles his own evolution against a mesmerizing literary landscape replete with luminous memories, fascinating characters and inspiring prose.”

Giller Prize Website.