{"product_id":"chorus-of-mushrooms-20th-anniversary-edition-9781927063484","title":"Chorus of Mushrooms: 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its publication in 1994, Hiromi Goto's \u003ci\u003eChorus of Mushrooms\u003c\/i\u003e has been recognized as a true classic of Canadian literature. One of the initial entries in NeWest Press' long-running Nunatak First Fiction Series, Hiromi Goto's inaugural outing was recognized at the Commonwealth Writers' Prizes as the Best First Book in the Caribbean and Canadian regions that year, as well as becoming co-winner of the Canada-Japan book award. Goto's acclaimed feminist novel is an examination of the Japanese Canadian immigrant experience, focusing on the lives of three generations of women in modern day Alberta to better understand themes of privilege and cultural identity. This reprinting of the landmark text includes an extensive afterword by Larissa Lai and an interview with the author, talking about the impact the book has had on the Canadian literary landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoto, Hiromi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHiromi Goto is the award-winning author of many books for youth and adults. Her adult novel, \u003ci\u003eChorus of Mushrooms\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) was the recipient of the regional Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book as well as co-winner of the Canada-Japan Book Award. Her second adult novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kappa Child\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the James Tiptree Jr. Award. \u003ci\u003eHopeful Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e was her first collection of short stories and in 2009, she co-wrote, with David Bateman, her first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eWait Until Late Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e. More recently her YA novel, \u003ci\u003eHalf World\u003c\/i\u003e, was winner of the 2010 Sunburst Award and the Carl Brandon Parallax Award and was longlisted for the IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award. Her latest YA publication is \u003ci\u003eDarkest Light\u003c\/i\u003e. Hiromi is also a mentor at Simon Fraser University's The Writer's Studio, an editor, and monther of two grown children. She is at work on graphic novels and short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn honour of its 20th anniversary, NeWest Press released a special edition of her seminal \u003ci\u003eChorus of Mushrooms\u003c\/i\u003e in Spring 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NeWest Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647681466642,"sku":"9781927063484","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86c795a4-6e91-4f02-813e-5ef82c6b8579.jpg?v=1734804077","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chorus-of-mushrooms-20th-anniversary-edition-9781927063484","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}