About
the Author
Shauna Singh Baldwin was born in Montreal and grew
up in India. She is the author of English Lessons
and Other Stories and the novels What The
Body Remembers and The
Tiger Claw. Her short fiction, poetry, and
essays have been published in literary magazines in
the U.S.A., Canada, and India. From 1991-1994 she was
an independent radio producer, hosting "Sunno!" the
East-Indian-American radio show where you don't have
to be East-Indian to listen.
Shauna holds an M.B.A.
from Marquette University. Her first novel, What
the Body Remembers, was published in 1999. It has been
translated into eleven languages, and was awarded the
2000 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best Book, Canada/Caribbean
region. The
Tiger Claw, published in 2004, was nominated
for Canada's prestigious Giller Prize.
Shauna's
awards include India's international Nehru Award (gold
medal) for public speaking, and the national Shastri
Award, a silver medal for English prose. She is the
recipient of the 1995 Writer's Union of Canada Award
for short prose and the 1997 Canadian Literary Award.
English Lessons received the 1996 Friends of American
Writers Award.
What the Body Remembers was published in the New Face of Fiction program in 1999.
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Books by
this author
The Tiger Claw (Vintage Canada, 2005)
The Tiger Claw (Knopf Canada, 2004)
English Lessons and Other Stories (Goose Lane, 1999)
A Foreign Visitor's Survival Guide to America (John Muir, 1992)
What the Body Remembers (Vintage Canada, 1999)
What the Body Remembers (Knopf Canada, 1999)
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- Giller Prize (Nominee, 2004) for The Tiger Claw
- Orange
Prize for Fiction (Longlisted, 2000) for What the
Body Remembers
- Commonwealth
Writers Prize for best book from the Canada/Caribbean
region (Winner, 2000) for What the Body Remembers
- CBC
Radio/Canada Council Literary Award (Winner, 1997)
- Writers
Union of Canada Award for Short Prose (Winner, 1995)
- Shastri
Award for English Prose (Silver Medal, 1974)
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Book
Reviews and Quotes
Praise for The Tiger Claw:
"Baldwin's luminous prose captures the reader's attention… [She] immerses the reader in the atmosphere of the Vichy era, replete with undercurrents of terror and prejudice… Readers, especially those interested in history and politics, will be intrigued by this gripping, richly textured novel penned by a consummate storyteller."
-Winnipeg Free Press
"Baldwin has succeeded in crafting yet another indelible story based in fact."
-The Edmonton Journal
"The Tiger Claw brilliantly reveals the shifting sands of allegiance in times of war and the duplicity required for survival when all who are operating underground are interdependent but no one can be trusted fully."
-The Gazette (Montreal)
Praise for What the Body Remembers:
"Wonderful! Wonderful! I just finished What the Body Remembers - what an amazing novel! I feel it has expanded my understanding of the world vastly. And as a writer, I feel nourished, replenished. I drink your words!"
-Sandra Gulland
"The dramatic and brutal story behind the 1947 partition of India, as played out in the region of Punjab, is the compelling backdrop for this stunning first novel […]"
-Publishers Weekly
"The characters shimmer with life, their predicaments grab the reader by the throat, their fate has the reader on the edge of the seat, their individual psychological journeys are instantly recognizable… open up another world and yet offer a glimpse of humanity that is both intimate and universal[…] the author[…] is her own master and this book is an enthralling read."
-The Times (London)
"Baldwin describes the scenes of the Independence movement with great verve. For the subcontinent, Partition was the most momentous event of the 20th century. But men who were affected by it…have written most of the literature. This is a woman's perspective. And because women suffered most when their homes were uprooted, this book becomes a more intimate account."
-India Today
"When history does enter the novel, Baldwin introduces it expertly… This is a novel whose many themes and characters have been orchestrated, for the most part, with great confidence and without sacrificing complexity. It is an impressive debut."
-The National Post
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