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Shani Mootoo fonds Sub-series
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Cane|Fire

Series consists of drafts for Cane|Fire, a book of poetry by Mootoo.

Cereus Blooms at Night

Sub-series consists of drafts and manuscripts for the novel published as Cereus Blooms at Night in 1996.

Exhibitions, portfolios and sketches

Sub-series consists of records relating to exhibitions of Mootoo’s visual art and video installations and portfolios relating to the same. The sub-series also includes sketches by Mootoo in various media.

He Drown She in the Sea

Sub-series consists of drafts, manuscripts and final proofs for the novel published as He Drown She in the Sea in 2005. Working titles for this novel included Harry the Egg-Man; The Woman Who Gave Love Birds as a Present; Once, A Raleigh Man; The Summer of Rose; and The Servant’s Son. The many drafts in this sub-series show the progression from first writings to finished work.
The drafts also show that Mootoo worked on her novel in sections, assigning alpha-numeric designators to each section during the draft stages of the work (eg. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C and so on).

In His Image

Sub-series consists of In His Image, a work composed by Mootoo sometime prior to the publication of her short story collection Out On Main Street. Mootoo may have drawn on In His Image when writing He Drown She in the Sea.

Miscellaneous works

Sub-series consists of drafts of various short works written by Mootoo over a span of years, mainly works that are as yet unpublished. The sub-series also includes draft essays and lectures given by Mootoo on various occasions.

Out on Main Street

Sub-series consists of draft short stories and drafts of the collection of short stories published as Out on Main Street in 1993. A small amount of correspondence dates to 1998.

The Predicament of Or

Sub-series consists of loose drafts of poems and drafts of the collection of poetry published as The Predicament of Or. The sub-series also includes a small amount of correspondence relating to the collection.

Visual art

Sub-series consists of original works of art created by Mootoo in various media.