Seventeen Tomatoes

First edition (Canadian)

Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir is a book of linked stories by Jaspreet Singh. It revolves around two boys coming of age in Kashmir.[1] Published by Véhicule Press and IndiaInk, it was awarded the 2004 McAuslan First Book Prize. The Indian edition spells the title as 17 Tomatoes.

A review by the Montreal Review of Books described the book as "a quiet but worthy debut, a love letter penned to the many-faced land of Singh’s youth".[2]

References

  1. ^ Garwood-Jones, Alison (September 2004). "Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ Belcham, Andrea (1 October 2004). "Old gods and scooters". Montreal Review of Books. Retrieved 29 December 2024.


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