Chorus of Mushrooms - Softcover
A novel which follows the lives of three generations of Japanese-Canadian women, blending myth, folk legend and fiction.
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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.
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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
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- PublisherThe Women's Press Ltd
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0704345188
- ISBN 13 9780704345188
- BindingPaperback
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