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Priscila Uppal


Priscila Uppal was one of three Canadian writers on the 2007 shortlist for the prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize. She is the author of five collections of poetry and the internationally acclaimed novel The Divine Economy of Salvation. Uppal completed her Ph.D in English Literature at York University in Toronto, where she is a professor of English Literature. She was named a “Canadian Writer to Watch” by the American Library Association.

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To Whom It May Concern
Written by Priscila Uppal

Hardcover | 416 pages | Doubleday Canada | Fiction
978-0-385-65993-2 (0-385-65993-8)

January 6, 2009 | $29.95



Hardev Dange is suffering through a tumultuous year. He’s just been informed that the bank is going to foreclose on his house. His fickle daughter Birendra is on the verge of marriage, his son Emile is studying curses (while falling in love with a fellow male grad student), and his younger...


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The Divine Economy of Salvation
Written by Priscila Uppal

Trade Paperback | 416 pages | Anchor Canada | Fiction
978-0-385-65805-8 (0-385-65805-2)

January 14, 2003 | $21.00



In an assured and sophisticated debut novel, celebrated poet Priscila Uppal crafts a dark and suspenseful tale about the crimes of youth that haunt adult life.

When she is sent away to a Catholic boarding school, Angela H. finds comfort and rebellion with a group of girls who call themselves The Sisterhood...