UPCOMING EVENT: Celebrating New Asian Canadian Novels

House of Anansi, Cormorant, and Flying Books (784 College St. Toronto ON) are thrilled to to host DD alumni and authors Jane Park (Inheritance) and Leslie Shimotakahara (The Breakwater) for a conversation and book signing. Moderated by Rachel Phan.

FREE to attend, but RSVP required.

ABOUT INHERITANCE

A Korean Canadian woman returns to the prairies, where she revisits her childhood and confronts her haunting guilt. Inheritance explores the immigrant experience, the sacrifices made by both parents and children, and the way trauma is transferred to the next generation. As Anne completes her journey to the past, she emerges to finally define life on her own terms.

Jane Park is a second-generation Korean Canadian writer. She is a MacDowell Fellow, and was a participant in the Banff Centre’s Writing Studio, and Diaspora Dialogues. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, lived in New York City for over a decade, and now lives in Calgary, Alberta. Currently, she is pursuing an MFA at the University of British Columbia. Inheritance is her debut novel.

ABOUT THE BREAKWATER
A multigenerational saga about the long shadow of an unspeakable family secret, culminating in an overdue reunion between rivalrous brothers.  In this heartbreaking family story, two brothers, both old men not far from death, must at last confront long-buried family secrets — and their lingering effects on subsequent generations.

Leslie Shimotakahara is an award-winning author of three novels and a memoir, as well as numerous short fiction and essays. She won the Canada-Japan Literary Prize (2012) and has been shortlisted for the K.M. Hunter Artist Award. Her writing has appeared in the National Post, World Literature Today, and other anthologies and periodicals. She holds a PhD in English from Brown University, and lives in Toronto with her husband.