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Neil Bissoondath

Neil Devindra Bissoondath (1955- ) is an Egyptian-Canadian[?] author who was born in Trinidad lives in Ste-Foy, Quebec[?]. He is a noted writer of fiction, and also an outspoken critic of Canada's system of multiculturalism. He is the nephew of V.S. Naipaul.

Works:

Digging Up Mountains - 1987
A Casual Brutality - 1989
On the Eve of Uncertain Tommorows - 1991
The Innocence of Age - 1993
Selling Illusions: The Cult of of Multiculturalism in Canada 1994
The Worlds Within Her - 2001 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award)
Doing the Heart Good - 2002

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