Children of Air India
Children of Air India: Un/authorized Exhibits and Interjections is a 2013 poetry collection by Renée Sarojini Saklikar, published by Nightwood Editions. The title refers to the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in 1985.
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| Author | Renée Sarojini Saklikar |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Air India Flight 182 bombing |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Nightwood Editions |
Publication date | 2013 |
| ISBN | 978-0-88971-287-4 |
The book's launch was held at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre in the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts,[1] located at Simon Fraser University Vancouver, on Wednesday November 13, 2013.[2] The book, which examines the event itself and the impact on other persons,[3] includes poems and written scenarios. Saklikar did not include names of many victims in her stories since her publisher had advised her not to include them. The name of one of her cousins, Irfan, is within the final version.[4]
It was a finalist for the 2014 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize,[5] category BC Book Prize.[6]
References
- Staff. "Renée Sarojini Saklikar launches new book, children of air india" (Archive). The Georgia Straight. November 6, 2013. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
- "Book launch: children of air india: un/authorized exhibits and interjections" (Archive). Simon Fraser University Vancouver. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
- Taylor, Rob. "in the power of spirits – “children of air india” by Renée Sarojini Saklikar Archived 2014-11-22 at WebCite" (Archive). Prism International, Creative Writing Program of the University of British Columbia. November 8, 2013. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
- Lederman, Marsha. "Poet’s new book communes with the ghosts of the Air India bombing." The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
- "Renée Sarojini Saklikar" (Archive). Ryerson University. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.
- "2014 Finalists" (Archive). BC Book Prize. Retrieved on November 22, 2014.