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Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. She has lived in Canada since the early 1980s. Her acclaimed first novel, Cereus Blooms at Night, was published in fourteen countries, was a finalist for The Giller Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. She is also an accomplished visual and video artist. Shani Mootoo lives in Edmonton.
Genres: Literary Fiction
New and upcoming books
Novels
Cereus Blooms at Night (1997)
The Predicament of Or (2001)
He Drown She in the Sea (2005)
Valmiki's Daughter (2008)
Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab (2014)
Polar Vortex (2020)
The Predicament of Or (2001)
He Drown She in the Sea (2005)
Valmiki's Daughter (2008)
Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab (2014)
Polar Vortex (2020)
Collections
Shani Mootoo recommends
In the Upper Country (2023)
Kai Thomas
"Stories within stories; until I read them, I hadn't realised these are ones I'd long been wanting, needing even. In this remarkable debut, Kai Thomas fills out the picture of a place, a time, peoples and their relationships, all previously neglected in the day-to-day unfolding of the nations. His immensely compelling details, and a host of voices so well-wrought you can see and hear the speakers long after you've finished reading, will leave you eager to see what he'll do next."
Anthologies containing stories by Shani Mootoo
