Chorus of Mushrooms (Nunatak Fiction) (Nunatak Fiction S.) - Softcover

Goto, Hiromi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0920897533 ISBN 13: 9780920897539

Publisher: NeWest Press, 2003

Synopsis

Chorus of Mushrooms heralds the debut of a young Japanese Canadian feminist, Hiromi Goto. Until the publication of Chorus of Mushrooms in 1994, the primary voice heard from Japanese Canadians was that of the people interned during World War II. Hiromi Goto examines the immigration experience of the Japanese Canadian beyond war and into present day Alberta. Celebrating cultural differences as a privilege, Chorus of Mushrooms explores the shifts and collisions of culture through the lives of three generations of women in a Japanese family living in a small prairie town.

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Review:

Praise for "Chorus of Mushrooms" "Hiromi Goto expertly layers the experiences of a Japanese immigrant woman, her emotionally estranged daughter and her beloved granddaughter into a complex fabric and compelling story." "Ottawa Citizen"

"Such a love for words is evident in "Chorus of Mushrooms", which contains passages of breathtaking beauty." "The Globe and Mail"

"Hiromi Goto, a Japanese-Canadian writer, has written a masterpiece of our times ... The readability of the text is attributable to the author's craftsmanship, and one feels like reading it over and over again." "The Herald" (Harare, Zimbabwe)

"Not only is Goto's language precise and evocative, she has crafted a complex and poetic text that weaves realities and mysteries into a subtle pattern." "Edmonton Journal"

Praise for Chorus of Mushrooms "Hiromi Goto expertly layers the experiences of a Japanese immigrant woman, her emotionally estranged daughter and her beloved granddaughter into a complex fabric and compelling story." Ottawa Citizen

"Such a love for words is evident in Chorus of Mushrooms, which contains passages of breathtaking beauty." The Globe and Mail

"Hiromi Goto, a Japanese-Canadian writer, has written a masterpiece of our times ... The readability of the text is attributable to the author's craftsmanship, and one feels like reading it over and over again." The Herald (Harare, Zimbabwe)

"Not only is Goto's language precise and evocative, she has crafted a complex and poetic text that weaves realities and mysteries into a subtle pattern." Edmonton Journal

About the Author:

HIROMI GOTO is a Coquitlam, B.C. fiction writer, cultural critic, arts advocate, youth organizer, and teacher of creative writing. Her first novel, Chorus of Mushrooms, received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Caribbean and Canada) and was co-winner of the Canada-Japan Book Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: NeWest Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0920897533
• ISBN 13: 9780920897539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222