Book Review: The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya. Reviewed by Asma Sayed and Jacqueline Walker
Transnational Literature. Vol 13, Oct 2021
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Vivek Shraya is a multi-disciplinary Canadian artist and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Calgary. Self-identifying as transgender, Shraya is of South Asian origin and her work has been nominated for multiple prestigious awards including the Lambda Literary Awards and Polaris Music Prize. She is the author of more than ten books.
Shraya’s latest book, The Subtweet, focusing on the rise and fall of a friendship between two female artists, not only draws out...
Dr Asma Sayed is Canada Research Chair in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on Indian Ocean Studies, Postcolonial Studies, and South Asian diaspora in Canada.
Jacqueline Walker is completing her dual major in English and political science at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada. She is interested in social justice, animal rights, gender studies and the intersections between these areas of research.