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Jaspreet Singh

Biography

Jaspreet Singh

Born in Punjab, and brought up in Kashmir and in several cities in India, Jaspreet Singh is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University. His debut collection of short stories, SEVENTEEN TOMATOES, won the 2004 McAuslan First Book Prize. CHEF, his first novel, won the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction; was longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and was shortlisted for four awards, including the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book in the Region. He lives in the Canadian Rockies.

Jaspreet Singh

Books by Jaspreet Singh