Jaspreet Singh (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and chemist.

Life and early career

He grew up in Punjab, a state of India and moved to Canada in 1990. He is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from

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. From August 2006 until June 2007, Singh was a resident in the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the

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. He served as the 2016–17 Writer-in-Residence at the

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Works

Singh is the author of the novel ''Chef'' (2008 Véhicule Press/2010 Bloomsbury), and '' Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir'', a collection of linked stories. Both books deal with the damaged landscapes of

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, especially

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. His play, ''Speak, Oppenheimer'', written for Montreal's Infinite Theatre, involves three physicists, including

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. 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. His personal essay about 1984 in India was published in ''

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'' as "Thomas Bernhard in New Delhi". ''November'', a collection of poems, appeared in 2017. His newest novel, ''Face'', is slated for publication in 2022."66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022"

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, 11 January 2022.

References

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